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{{Short description|Species of spider}} |
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| image = Tailed Spider Chatswood West.JPG |
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| image_caption = Female juvenile |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| phylum = [[Arthropoda]] |
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| classis = [[Arachnida]] |
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| ordo = [[Araneae]] |
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| subordo = [[Araneomorphae]] |
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| familia = [[Araneidae]] |
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| genus = ''[[Arachnura ]]'' |
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| species = '''''A. higginsi''''' |
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| binomial = ''Arachnura higginsi'' |
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''Epeira higginsii'' |
*''Epeira higginsii'' |
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''Arachnura higginsii'' |
*''Arachnura higginsii'' |
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'''''Arachnura higginsi''''', known as the ''' |
'''''Arachnura higginsi''''', known as the '''tailed spider''' or '''scorpion tailed spider''' and the ''' scorpion orb weaver''', is a common [[Australia|Australian]] spider belonging to the family [[Araneidae]]. It occurs in many parts of Australia. |
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==Description and habit== |
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The body length of the female is around 16 mm with the male being much smaller at around 2 mm. Body colour varies between individuals and may range from cream through brown to black, sometimes with a brightly coloured yellow to red patch on the top of the [[Spider anatomy#Abdomen|abdomen]]. Juveniles may be more brightly coloured. |
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The body length of males is 2 mm and females around 16 mm. Body colour varies from cream, orange to brown. The tiny male does not possess a tail. The prominent tail is somewhat similar to a scorpion, though harmless. The web is near ground level, on an angle or sometimes horizontal. Small flying insects are the usual prey. |
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Only the females possess a tail and this increases in length with each [[Ecdysis|moult]]. The prominent tail looks somewhat similar to that of a [[scorpion]] but has no sting and the spider is not considered to be dangerous to humans. |
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Egg sacs number up to eight. They are oval in shape, 5 mm x 4 mm of tough, brown silk with a woolly appearance. Eggs are creamy, 0.8mm in diameter, 50 to 60 in number, not sticky. |
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The spider's [[Spider web#Orb web construction|web]] is usually located close to the ground, and may be oriented vertically, on an angle, or sometimes horizontally. The spider's usual prey consists of small flying insects. |
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The female deposits between 50 and 60 eggs in an [[Spider#Reproduction|egg sac]], of which there may be as many as eight distributed across missing sectors of the web. The sacs are oval in shape, 5 mm x 4 mm of tough, brown silk with a woolly appearance. The eggs are creamy in colour, 0.8mm in diameter, and not sticky. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* {{aut|Platnick, Norman I.}} (2009): [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html The world spider catalog], version 9.5. ''American Museum of Natural History''. |
* {{aut|Platnick, Norman I.}} (2009): [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html The world spider catalog], version 9.5. ''American Museum of Natural History''. |
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[[Category:Araneidae]] |
[[Category:Araneidae]] |
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[[Category:Spiders of Australia]] |
[[Category:Spiders of Australia]] |
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[[Category:Spiders described in 1872]] |
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A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia- Robert Whyte and Greg Anderson. 2017 |
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[[zh:希氏尾园蛛]] |
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SBN 9780643107076 |
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CSIRO Publishing |
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Latest revision as of 04:42, 27 September 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Arachnura |
| Species: | A. higginsi
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| Arachnura higginsi (Koch, 1872)
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Arachnura higginsi, known as the tailed spider or scorpion tailed spider and the scorpion orb weaver, is a common Australian spider belonging to the family Araneidae. It occurs in many parts of Australia.
Description and habit
[edit]The body length of the female is around 16 mm with the male being much smaller at around 2 mm. Body colour varies between individuals and may range from cream through brown to black, sometimes with a brightly coloured yellow to red patch on the top of the abdomen. Juveniles may be more brightly coloured.
Only the females possess a tail and this increases in length with each moult. The prominent tail looks somewhat similar to that of a scorpion but has no sting and the spider is not considered to be dangerous to humans.
The spider's web is usually located close to the ground, and may be oriented vertically, on an angle, or sometimes horizontally. The spider's usual prey consists of small flying insects.
The female deposits between 50 and 60 eggs in an egg sac, of which there may be as many as eight distributed across missing sectors of the web. The sacs are oval in shape, 5 mm x 4 mm of tough, brown silk with a woolly appearance. The eggs are creamy in colour, 0.8mm in diameter, and not sticky.
References
[edit]- Australian Spiders in Colour - Ramon Mascord 1970 SBN 589 07065 7
- Platnick, Norman I. (2009): The world spider catalog, version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History.
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A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia- Robert Whyte and Greg Anderson. 2017 SBN 9780643107076 CSIRO Publishing