Madagascarchaea gracilicollis
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Madagascarchaea gracilicollis is a member of the family Archaeidae,[1] assassin spiders. It is merely 2 mm long and catches other spiders with venomous fangs at the end of its hugely elongated jaws (chelicerae).
| Madagascarchaea gracilicollis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Archaeidae |
| Genus: | Madagascarchaea |
| Species: | M. gracilicollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Madagascarchaea gracilicollis (Millot, 1948)[1] | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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These animals normally run upside down.[2]
Etymology
From Latin gracilis "slender" and collum "neck".
Distribution
This species is endemic to Madagascar.[1]
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