Arachnura melanura

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Arachnura melanura
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Female A. melanura in Okinawa.
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Arachnura
Species:
A. melanura
Binomial name
Arachnura melanura
Simon, 1867

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

  1. ^ 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2022 (link)
  2. ^ 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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