Biology:Thaumastochilus termitomimus
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Short description: Species of arachnid
| Thaumastochilus termitomimus | |
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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: | Zodariidae |
| Genus: | Thaumastochilus |
| Species: | T. termitomimus
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| Binomial name | |
| Thaumastochilus termitomimus Jocqué, 1994
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Thaumastochilus termitomimus is a spider species of the family Zodariidae. Unlike other zodariid spiders, which mostly hunt and sometimes look like ants, T. termitomimus mimics termites.
Distribution
T. termitomimus occurs in South Africa .
References
- Jocqué R. (1994). A termite mimicking spider: Thaumastochilus termitomimus n. sp. (Araneae, Zodariidae). J. afr. Zool. 108:321-327.
Wikidata ☰ Q5221242 entry
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