Biology:Arachnura melanura

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Short description: Species of spider

Arachnura melanura
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Female A. melanura in Okinawa.
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Arachnura
Species:
A. melanura
Binomial name
Arachnura melanura
Simon, 1867

Arachnura melanura, also known as scorpion tailed orb-weaver,[1] black tail spider and drag tail spider is a species of spider in the family Araneidae. It ranges from India [1] to Japan to Sulawesi. It camouflages itself by mimicking fallen flowers, dead leaves and twigs. It replaces the capture spiral of its web daily.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sen, Souvik; Sureshan, Pavittu M. (2020). "Rediscovery of the scorpion tailed orb-weaver, Arachnura melanura Simon 1867 (Araneae: Araneidae) from India" (in en). Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (3). doi:10.26515/rzsi/v120/i3/2020/150690. ISSN 2581-8686. http://recordsofzsi.com/index.php/zsoi/article/view/150690/107844. Retrieved 4 June 2022. 
  2. Opell, Brent D.; Schwend, Harold S. (October 26, 2007). "Persistent Stickiness of Viscous Capture ThreadsProduced by Araneoid Orb-Weaving Spiders". Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology 309A (1): 11–16. doi:10.1002/jez.426. PMID 18095325. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1314263 entry