Madagascarchaea gracilicollis

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).

Madagascarchaea gracilicollis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Archaeidae
Genus: Madagascarchaea
Species:
M. gracilicollis
Binomial name
Madagascarchaea gracilicollis
(Millot, 1948)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Archaea gracilicollis Millot, 1948
  • Eriauchenius gracilicollis (Millot, 1948)

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. "Taxon details Madagascarchaea gracilicollis (Millot, 1948)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  2. Simon, Matt (2014-12-19). "Absurd Creature of the Week: The World's Goofiest-Looking Spider Is Actually a Brutal Ninja". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2019-12-31.


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