Biology:Madagascarchaea gracilicollis
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Short description: Species of spider
Madagascarchaea gracilicollis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Archaeidae |
Genus: | Madagascarchaea |
Species: | M. gracilicollis
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Binomial name | |
Madagascarchaea gracilicollis (Millot, 1948)[1]
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Madagascarchaea gracilicollis is a member of the family Archaeidae,[1] assassin spiders. It is merely 2 mm long and catches other spiders with venomous fangs at the end of its hugely elongated jaws (chelicerae).
These animals normally run upside down.[2]
Etymology
From Latin gracilis "slender" and collum "neck".
Distribution
This species is endemic to Madagascar .[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Taxon details Madagascarchaea gracilicollis (Millot, 1948)", World Spider Catalog (Natural History Museum Bern), https://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/5458, retrieved 2021-01-07
- ↑ Simon, Matt (2014-12-19). "Absurd Creature of the Week: The World's Goofiest-Looking Spider Is Actually a Brutal Ninja" (in en-US). Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. https://www.wired.com/2014/12/absurd-creature-of-the-week-assassin-spider/.
External links
Wikidata ☰ {{{from}}} entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascarchaea gracilicollis.
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