Arachnura melanura
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Arachnura melanura | |
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Female A. melanura in Okinawa. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Araneidae |
Genus: | Arachnura |
Species: | A. melanura
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Binomial name | |
Arachnura melanura Simon, 1867
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Arachnura melanura, also known as scorpion tailed orb-weaver,[1] black tail spider and drag tail spider is a species of spider in the family Araneidae. It ranges from India[1] to Japan to Sulawesi. It camouflages itself by mimicking fallen flowers, dead leaves and twigs. It replaces the capture spiral of its web daily.[2]
References
- ^ a b Sen, Souvik; Sureshan, Pavittu M. (2020). "Rediscovery of the scorpion tailed orb-weaver, Arachnura melanura Simon 1867 (Araneae: Araneidae) from India". Records of the Zoological Survey of India. 120 (3). doi:10.26515/rzsi/v120/i3/2020/150690 (inactive 31 July 2022). ISSN 2581-8686. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
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: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2022 (link) - ^ Opell, Brent D.; Schwend, Harold S. (October 26, 2007). "Persistent Stickiness of Viscous Capture ThreadsProduced by Araneoid Orb-Weaving Spiders". Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology. 309A (1): 11–16. doi:10.1002/jez.426. PMID 18095325. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
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