Biology:Trichonephila fenestrata
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Short description: Species of spider
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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: | Nephilidae |
| Genus: | Trichonephila |
| Species: | T. fenestrata
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| Binomial name | |
| Trichonephila fenestrata Thorell, 1859)
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Trichonephilia fenestrata is a species of nephilid spider known to be found in South Africa and Zambia.[2] Males of this species often autotomize their legs as a counter adaptation to the sexual cannibalism of females. [3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Trichonephila fenestrata". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/10685575.
- ↑ "Trichonephila fenestrata (Hairy Golden Orb-weaver) - Spider Identification & Pictures". https://spiderid.com/spider/araneidae/trichonephila/fenestrata/.
- ↑ Neumann, Rainer; Schneider, Jutta M. (2020). "Males sacrifice their legs to pacify aggressive females in a sexually cannibalistic spider". Animal Behaviour (Elsevier BV) 159: 59–67. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.11.003. ISSN 0003-3472.
Wikidata ☰ Q1855039 entry
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