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Pirate Spider
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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
Embrik Strand
Embrik Strand (2 June 1876 – 3 November 1947) was an entomologist and arachnologist who classified many insect and spider species, including the greenbottle blue tarantula. Life and career Strand was born in Ål, Norway. He studied at the University of Kristiania (now University of Oslo). Around 1900 he focused on collecting insect specimens from Norway. These are now deposited at the university's museum, where he worked as a curator from 1901 to 1903. After studying at the University of Oslo, Strand traveled in Norway from 1898 to 1903 collecting a great number of insects. For part of this time (1901–1903) he was a conservator in the museum of zoology of the university. He then left for Germany where he continued his studies of zoology at the University of Marburg (1903). He then worked with State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart (1905) and, later, that of Tübingen and then with Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt. From 1907, he worked with Natural History Museum, Ber ... [...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] |
Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell
Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell (3 May 1830 – 22 December 1901) was a Sweden, Swedish arachnologist. Thorell studied spiders with Giacomo Doria at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale de Genoa. He corresponded with other arachnologists, such as Octavius Pickard-Cambridge, Eugène Simon and Thomas Workman (entomologist), Thomas Workman. He described more than 1,000 spider species during his time from the 1850s to 1900. Thorell wrote: ''On European Spiders'' (1869) and ''Synonym of European Spiders'' (1870-73). Taxonomic honors The Orb-weaver spider genus ''Thorellina'' and the jumping spider genus ''Thorelliola'' are named after him, as well as about 30 species of spiders: * ''Araneus thorelli'' (Roewer, 1942) (Myanmar) (Araneidae) * ''Gasteracantha thorelli'' Keyserling, 1864 (Madagascar) (Araneidae) * ''Leviellus thorelli'' (Ausserer, 1871) (Europe) (Araneidae) * ''Mandjelia thorelli'' (Raven, 1990) (Queensland) (Barychelidae) * ''Clubiona thorelli'' Roewer, 1951 (Sumatra) (Club ... [...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] |
Carl Ludwig Koch
Carl Ludwig Koch (21 September 1778 – 23 August 1857) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was responsible for classifying a great number of spiders, including the Brazilian whiteknee tarantula and common house spider. He was born in Kusel in the Holy Roman Empire, and died in Nuremberg, Germany. Carl Ludwig Koch was an inspector of water and forests. His principal work ''Die Arachniden'' (1831–1848) (16 volumes) was commenced by Carl Wilhelm Hahn (1786–1836). Koch was responsible for the last 12 volumes. He also finished the chapter on spiders in ''Faunae insectorum germanicae initia oder Deutschlands Insecten'' [Elements of the insect fauna of Germany] a work by Georg Wolfgang Franz Panzer (1755–1829). He also co-authored, with Georg Karl Berendt, an important monograph ''Die im Bernstein befindlichen Myriapoden, Arachniden und Apteren der Vorwelt'' (1854) on arachnids, myriapods, and wingless insects in amber based on material in Berendt's collection, now ... [...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] |
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] |
