Biology:Castianeira longipalpa

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Short description: Species of spider

Castianeira longipalpa
Ant-mimic Spider - Castianeira longipalpa, SERC, Edgewater, Maryland.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Corinnidae
Genus: Castianeira
Species:
C. longipalpa
Binomial name
Castianeira longipalpa
(Hentz, 1847)
Long Palped Ant Mimic Sac Spider Castianeira longipalpa

This ant mimic spider species in the family Corinnidae[1][2][3][4] can be dark grey, brown or black with numerious transverse bands on their abdomen. Females are 7-9mm long and males are 5.5-6mm long. They are fast runners, often active during the day, living on the ground and among leaves or under rocks and other debris in prairies, deciduous forests, shrubby areas, and wooded sand dunes[5]. They are the most widespread member of the genus Castianeira in the United States and Canada[6] [7]

Castianeira longipalpa, Woodbridge, Virginia.jpg

File:SpiderAntMimic thd3.webm

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4522104 entry