Ricinoides atewa

Ricinoides atewa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Ricinulei
Family:	Ricinoididae
Genus:	Ricinoides
Species:	R. atewa
Binomial name
	Ricinoides atewa; Naskrecki, 2008

The Atewa Hooded Spider (Ricinoides atewa) is an arachnid of the Ricinoididae family. This species was discovered during a RAP in Ghana. It looks like a combination between a crab and a spider, with the reproductive organ on its two legs.[1][2]

They feed on termites and ants.

References

Piotr Naskrecki (2008). "A new ricinuleid of the genus Ricinoides Ewing (Arachnida, Ricinulei) from Ghana" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1698: 57–64.
Jennifer McCullough; Leeanne E. Alonso; Piotr Naskrecki; Heather E. Wright; Yaw Osei-Owusu (2008). "A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Eastern Ghana" (PDF). Bulletin of Biological Assessment. 47: 63–75. ISBN 978-1-934151-09-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-28.

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[1] Piotr Naskrecki (2008). "A new ricinuleid of the genus Ricinoides Ewing (Arachnida, Ricinulei) from Ghana" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1698: 57–64.

[2] Jennifer McCullough; Leeanne E. Alonso; Piotr Naskrecki; Heather E. Wright; Yaw Osei-Owusu (2008). "A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Eastern Ghana" (PDF). Bulletin of Biological Assessment. 47: 63–75. ISBN 978-1-934151-09-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-28.