Biology:Parawixia dehaani
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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: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Parawixia |
| Species: | P. dehaani
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| Parawixia dehaani (Doleschall, 1859)[1]
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Parawixia dehaani, known in Australia as the abandoned-web orb-weaver, is a species of orb weaver spider from the family Araneidae which is widely distributed in Australasia and eastern Asia.[1] It is common in gardens, leading to it sometimes being known by the name common garden spider.[3] The specific name is sometimes spelt dehaanii.[1]
Description
The female Parawixia dehaani is a large, dark brown spider with variable patterns on the abdomen. The most noticeable field characteristic is the triangular abdomen having corners with sharp spikes.[4]
Phylogeny
Close relatives
It has a close relative Parawixia bistriata, which is mainly found in South America.
Distribution
The species is found from India to the Philippines , New Guinea[1] and Australia .[5] It has also been recorded in Pakistan .[6]
Habitat
Parawixia dehaani is found in gardens, disturbed areas and nearby bushland.[5]
Biology
Parawaixia dehaani is nocturnal and feeds mainly on moths. During the day the spider shelters under a leaf in the vegetation.[3] It builds a vertical orb web with an open hub, which often looks damaged, with sections missing, hence the Australian common name, abandoned-web orb-weaver.[5] When disturbed the spiders falls to the ground and plays dead with its legs retracted.[5] Bats have been recorded as being captured by this spider.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Parawixia dehaani (Doleschall, 1859)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/5076/Parawixia_dehaani. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Doleschall, C. L. (1859). "Tweede Bijdrage tot de kennis der Arachniden van den Indischen Archipel". Acta Societatis Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae 5: 1–60.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Common Garden Spider Parawixia dehaani (Doleschall) 1859". Joseph K H Koh. http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/guidebooks/spiders/text/Parawixia_dehaani.htm. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ↑ "South Indian Spiders". Division of Arachnology, Dept of Zoology, Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Kochi, Kerala, India. http://www.southindianspiders.org/south-indian-spiders.htm. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Parawixia dehaanii (Doleschall 1859) Abandoned-web Orb Weaver". Robert Whyte and Dr Greg Anderson. http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details_pop.asp?ID=2601. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ↑ Mukhtar, Muhammad Khalid; Shafaat, Yar Khan; Jabeen, Sidra; Tahir, Hafiz Muhammad; Qadir, Abdul; Raees Ahmad, Khawaja; Butt3, Abida; Arshad, Muhammad (2012). "A Preliminary Checklist of the Spider Fauna of Sargodha (Punjab), Pakistan". Pakistan J. Zool. 44 (5): 1245–1254.
- ↑ Nyffeler, M.; Knörnschild, M. (2013). "Bat Predation by Spiders". PLOS ONE 8 (3): e58120. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058120. PMID 23516436. Bibcode: 2013PLoSO...858120N.
Wikidata ☰ Q2446835 entry
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