Eriauchenius gracilicollis

Kingdom Animalia Order Araneae Family Archaeidae Phylum Arthropoda		Class Arachnida Suborder Araneomorphae Genus Eriauchenius Rank Species

Scientific name Eriauchenius gracilicollis Similar Archaeidae, Palpimanoidea, Mecysmaucheniidae, Hersilia, Hickmania

Eriauchenius gracilicollis is an assassin spider. It is merely 2mm long and catches other spiders with venomous fangs at the end of its hugely elongated jaws (chelicerae).

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These animals normally run upside down.

Etymology

From Latin gracilis "slender" and collum "neck".

Distribution

This species is endemic to Madagascar.

References

Eriauchenius gracilicollis Wikipedia

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