Biology:Heteropoda dagmarae

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Short description: Species of spider

Heteropoda dagmarae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Heteropoda
Species:
H. dagmarae
Binomial name
Heteropoda dagmarae
Jäger & Vedel, 2005[1]

Heteropoda dagmarae is a large species of spider in the family Sparassidae. This species is found in northern and central Laos. The spider is nocturnal and lives in forest. It hunts by ambushing its prey from shrubs, trees, and bamboo about two to four meters above the ground. It was not recorded as a new species until 2005.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1645499 entry