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we still not confirm about This Russells viper because of russells viper geaographic range.. and there is only manipur state we found russells viper in north east india (7 sister).Russells viper ventral scale i showed in picture & we are doing study on it and trying solve this mystery.

Risking it all - Anil's bush frog

While I was photographing this pair of Anil's bush frogs in amplexus I noticed a beetle wander into the frame. I thought at least one of the frogs might make a quick meal out of it. The Beetle was scurrying all over the leaf when it stumbled upon a soft moist obstacle in its path - the pair of frogs in amplexus. It quickly climbed on the frogs and without giving a second thought nibbled at the male frog's eye. The male frog immediately winced and closed its eye lid forcing the Beetle to scurry away.

I am sure the male was ready to risk his life and limb for some love that night :-D

Spiders have tendency to mimic ants :)
Here is one which is mimicking Mutillidae .
Mutillidae wasp family are known as velvet ants,because females are wingless and they resembles large hairy ants.
Wasp itself looks like an ant and here is a spider mimicking that wingless wasp!
Here is
Velvet-ant Mimicking Spider
Coenoptychus pulcher
From grasslands of Mysuru.
January 2023.