Biology:Gelanor siquirres
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Short description: Species of spider
| Gelanor siquirres | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Mimetidae |
| Genus: | Gelanor |
| Species: | G. siquirres
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| Binomial name | |
| Gelanor siquirres Benavides & Hormiga, 2016[1]
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Gelanor siquirres is a species of neotropical spiders from Costa Rica in the family Mimetidae.[1][2] It hunts by intercepting the lines orb weavers use to start their webs with its own silk lines, pursuing the captured weavers.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Taxon details Gelanor siquirres Benavides & Hormiga, 2016". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/54597.
- ↑ Brown, Elizabeth (21 October 2023). "A pirate spider's hunting trick revealed". ScienceNews. https://www.sciencenewsdigital.org/sciencenews/library/page/october_7__2023___october_21__2023/11/.
Wikidata ☰ Q27502914 entry
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