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    Arachnura melanura

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    Short description: Species of spider

    Arachnura melanura
    Arachnura.melanura.female.1.-.tanikawa.jpg
    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. 1.0 1.1 Sen, Souvik; Sureshan, Pavittu M. (2020). "Rediscovery of the scorpion tailed orb-weaver, Arachnura melanura Simon 1867 (Araneae: Araneidae) from India" (in en). Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (3). doi:10.26515/rzsi/v120/i3/2020/150690. ISSN 2581-8686. http://recordsofzsi.com/index.php/zsoi/article/view/150690/107844. Retrieved 4 June 2022. 
    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. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jez.426. Retrieved 4 June 2022. 

    Wikidata ☰ Q1314263 entry



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