Author Profile

Abhijith A.P.C is a homoeopathic physician and an organic farmer by profession. He has a collection of more than 3000 species of plants in his farmland, which has brought in an increased diversity of birds, reptiles, insects and spiders. Abhijit specially focuses on arachnids and has been documenting the behaviour of spiders in their natural habitat for the past five years, and has published thirteen papers in peer reviewed journals. He is the founder member of Team Saaliga, a group of spider enthusiasts who have been spreading awareness in remote areas of Karnataka on the importance of spiders in the ecosystem.