Kingdom Animalia Order Araneae Family Archaeidae Phylum Arthropoda | Class Arachnida Suborder Araneomorphae Genus Eriauchenius Rank Species | |
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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).
Contents
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(Text) CC BY-SA