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Two new species of cannibal spiders have been discovered in southern Western Ghats by a team of researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kolkata.
The two new spider species - Mimetus spinatus and Mimetus parvulus - belong to genus Mimetus and family Mimetidae, commonly known as pirate or cannibal spiders due to their unique predatory behaviour.
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