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Mimetidae
Pirate spiders, members of the family Mimetidae, are araneomorph spiders which typically feed on other spiders. The family Mimetidae contains roughly 200 species divided among 12 genera, of which ''Mimetus'' and '' Ero'' are the most common. Mimetids are usually yellow and brown and are usually long. Mimetids can be recognized by the rows of spine-like hairs on their long front legs; the rows consist of a long spine, followed by a series of progressively shorter ones. Behaviour Mimetidae usually hunt by picking at the strands on their prey's web to simulate the movements of either a trapped insect or a potential mate. This strategy is a form of aggressive mimicry. When their prey comes to investigate, they are instead captured and eaten. The pirate spider ''Gelanor siquirres'' does not spin webs to passively catch prey. Instead, they hunt other web-building spiders using a stealth-based strategy. At night, they construct a ''capture web''—long, dry silk lines extending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ero Aphana
''Ero aphana'' is a species of pirate spider in the family Pirate spider, Mimetidae. It is a hunting spider and feeds on other spiders. Distribution This spider has a palearctic distribution and is found in Western Europe, most commonly in Belgium, Germany, France and the United Kingdom. It is recorded in the fauna list of Parley Common, a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, England. It has been introduced into Saint Helena, Queensland and Western Australia. Description ''Ero aphana'' grows to about three millimetres long, the females being slightly larger than the males. The Sternum (arthropod anatomy), sternum is dark coloured with radiating pale markings in the posterior half and a larger, irregular pale blotch in the anterior half. The Opisthosoma, abdomen is broad and globular, light grey with darker brownish grey patches, craggy tubercles and sparse hairs growing out of orange spots. The legs are hairy and pale coloured with dark bands and one thin orange band. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mimetidae Species
This page lists all described species of the spider family Mimetidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog : ''Anansi'' ''Anansi'' Benavides & Hormiga, 2017 * '' A. insidiator'' (Thorell, 1899) — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon * '' A. luki'' Benavides & Hormiga, 2017 (type) — DR Congo, Gabon * '' A. natalensis'' (Lawrence, 1938) — South Africa ''Arocha'' '' Arocha'' Simon, 1893 * '' A. erythrophthalma'' Simon, 1893 (type) — Peru, Brazil * '' A. rochai'' Mello-Leitão, 1941 — Brazil ''Australomimetus'' '' Australomimetus'' Heimer, 1986 * '' A. annulipes'' Heimer, 1986 — Australia (Lord Howe Is.) * '' A. audax'' (Hickman, 1929) — Australia (Victoria, Tasmania) * '' A. aurioculatus'' (Hickman, 1929) — Southern Australia * '' A. burnetti'' Heimer, 1986 — Australia (Queensland, New South Wales) * '' A. catulli'' (Heimer, 1989) — Australia (Queensland) * '' A. childersiensis'' Heimer, 1986 — Australia (Queensland) * '' A. daviesian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ero (spider)
''Ero'' is a genus of pirate spiders first described in 1836. They resemble Theridiidae, comb-footed spiders due to their globular abdomen, which is higher than it is long. Description The upper side of their abdomen bears one or two pairs of conical tubercles and some curved bristle-like hairs. The anterior medial eyes project on small tubercles. Leg 1 is nearly twice as long as leg 4. Their egg sacs are uniquely shaped elongated globes, about four millimetres in diameter. They are suspended from vegetation on a silken thread, and are made from an inner layer of yellowish brown silk and an outer layer of dark coloured, loosely woven silk, giving it a "woolly" appearance. The sacs are not guarded by the female, so when the juveniles hatch, they have to fend for themselves. Since Ero species are nocturnal, the adults are not often seen and the egg sacks often reveal their presence before specimens are found. Feeding behaviour Spiders in this genus are specialised spider killer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australomimetus
''Australomimetus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Mimetidae. It was first described in 1986 by Heimer. , it contains 31 species. Species ''Australomimetus'' comprises the following species: *'' Australomimetus annulipes'' Heimer, 1986 *'' Australomimetus audax'' (Hickman, 1929) *'' Australomimetus aurioculatus'' (Hickman, 1929) *'' Australomimetus burnetti'' Heimer, 1986 *'' Australomimetus catulli'' (Heimer, 1989) *'' Australomimetus childersiensis'' Heimer, 1986 *'' Australomimetus daviesianus'' Heimer, 1986 *'' Australomimetus diabolicus'' Harms & Harvey, 2009 *'' Australomimetus djuka'' Harms & Harvey, 2009 *'' Australomimetus dunlopi'' Harms & Harvey, 2009 *'' Australomimetus hannemanni'' (Heimer, 1989) *'' Australomimetus hartleyensis'' Heimer, 1986 *'' Australomimetus hertelianus'' Heimer, 1986 *'' Australomimetus hirsutus'' Heimer, 1986 *'' Australomimetus japonicus'' (Uyemura, 1938) *'' Australomimetus kioloensis'' Heimer, 1986 *'' Australomimetus maculosus'' (Rain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melaenosia
''Melaenosia'' is a genus of spiders in the family Mimetidae. It was first described in 1906 by Simon. , it contains only one Indian species, ''Melaenosia pustulifera''. References Mimetidae Monotypic Araneomorphae genera Spiders of the Indian subcontinent {{Araneomorphae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arocha
''Arocha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Mimetidae. It was first described in 1893 by Simon. , it contains 2 species found in Peru and Brazil. References Mimetidae Araneomorphae genera Spiders of South America {{Araneomorphae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anansi (genus)
''Anansi'' is a genus of African pirate spiders first described by L. R. Benavides, G. Giribet & Gustavo Hormiga in 2017. It is named after Anansi, a trickster god of Akan Akan may refer to: People and languages *Akan people, an ethnic group in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire *Akan languages, a language group within the wider Central Tano languages *Kwa languages, a language group which includes Akan *Central Tano language ... folklore. it contains only three species. References Araneomorphae genera Mimetidae {{Araneomorphae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimetus
''Mimetus'' is a genus of pirate spiders in the family Mimetidae. They are found worldwide. Description Members of this genus resemble the comb-footed spiders, Theridiidae, due to their globular abdomen. The upper side of this bears curved bristle-like hairs. A distinguishing mark of the genus is that the distance between the anterior edge of the carapace and the anterior medial eyes is about one-third to one-half of the distance between the anterior and posterior medial eyes. The length of the anterior legs is about 1.5-1.7 times that of the posterior pair. Behaviour Spiders in this genus are specialised spider killers. They spin no web but are slow moving, stalking or ambushing their prey. They sometimes invade the web of their potential victim, vibrating the silk to mislead the owner. An individual will attack a potential victim by biting one of its legs and injecting toxins. It then retreats and the prey spider quickly becomes paralysed. The attacker then advances and start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gelanor (spider)
''Gelanor'' is a genus of spiders in the family Mimetidae, found in Central and South America. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species: *'' Gelanor altithorax'' Keyserling, 1893 – Brazil, Argentina *'' Gelanor consequus'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902 – Mexico, Costa Rica to Bolivia *'' Gelanor fortuna'' Benavides & Hormiga, 2016 – Panama *'' Gelanor innominatus'' Chamberlin, 1916 – Peru *'' Gelanor juruti'' Benavides & Hormiga, 2016 – Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil *'' Gelanor latus'' (Keyserling, 1881) – Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua to Bolivia *'' Gelanor moyobamba'' Benavides & Hormiga, 2016 – Peru *'' Gelanor muliebris'' Dyal, 1935 – Pakistan *'' Gelanor siquirres'' Benavides & Hormiga, 2016 – Costa Rica *'' Gelanor waorani'' Benavides & Hormiga, 2016 – Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil *'' Gelanor zonatus'' (C. L. Koch, 1845) (type species In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kratochvilia
''Kratochvilia'' is a genus of spiders in the family Mimetidae. It was first described in 1934 by Strand. , it contains only one species, ''Kratochvilia pulvinata'', found on Príncipe Príncipe (; ) is the smaller, northern major island of the country of São Tomé and Príncipe lying off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea. It has an area of (including offshore islets) and a population of 7,324 at the 2012 Cens .... References Mimetidae Monotypic Araneomorphae genera Spiders of Africa {{Araneomorphae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Araneomorphae
The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha or "true spiders") are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their close kin), where they point straight down. Araneomorphs comprise the vast majority (about 93%) of living spiders. Distinguishing characteristics Most spider species are Araneomorphae, which have chelicerae, fangs that face towards each other, increasing the orientations that they can employ during prey-capture. They have fewer book lungs (when present) – usually one pair – and the females typically live one year. The Mygalomorphae have chelicerae, fangs that face towards the ground, and which are parallel to the long axis of the spider's body, thus they have only one orientation they can employ during prey capture. They have two pairs of book lungs, and the females often live many years. Image:Cheiracanthium pun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
