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Thomisidae

Index Thomisidae

The Thomisidae are a family of spiders, including about 175 genera and over 2,100 species. [1]

42 relations: Ambush predator, Amyciaea, Angaeus, Aphantochilus, Camaricus, Carl Jakob Sundevall, Celaenia excavata, Cephalotes, Crab, Family (biology), Fecundity, Felicia (genus), Flower crab spider, Gasteracantha cancriformis, Genus, Goa, Heteroptera, Huntsman spider, Inflorescence, Kabini River, Karnataka, Kodagu district, List of Thomisidae genera, List of Thomisidae species, Misumena vatia, Orb-weaver spider, Ozyptila praticola, Pedipalp, Recluse spider, Runcinia, Selenopidae, Sexual dimorphism, Sicariidae, Sicarius (spider), Spider, Spider bite, Spider silk, Spider taxonomy, Synema (spider), Thomisus, Thomisus onustus, Xysticus.

Ambush predator

Ambush predators or sit-and-wait predators are carnivorous animals or other organisms, such as some nematophagous fungi and carnivorous plants, that capture or trap prey by stealth or by strategy (typically not conscious strategy), rather than by speed or by strength.

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Amyciaea

Amyciaea is a genus of crab spiders that mimics ants, their preferred prey.

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Angaeus

Angaeus is a genus of spiders in the Thomisidae family.

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Aphantochilus

Aphantochilus is a small genus of ant-mimicking crab spiders from Central and South America.

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Camaricus

Camaricus is a genus of spiders in the Thomisidae family.

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Carl Jakob Sundevall

Carl Jakob Sundevall (22 October 1801, Högestad – 2 February 1875) was a Swedish zoologist.

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Celaenia excavata

The bird dropping spider (Celaenia excavata) derives its name from mimicking bird droppings to avoid predators, mainly birds.

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Cephalotes

Cephalotes is a Neotropical genus of tree-dwelling ant species, commonly known as turtle ants.

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Crab

Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen) (translit.

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Family (biology)

In biological classification, family (familia, plural familiae) is one of the eight major taxonomic ranks; it is classified between order and genus.

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Fecundity

In human demography and population biology, fecundity is the potential for reproduction of an organism or population, measured by the number of gametes (eggs), seed set, or asexual propagules.

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Felicia (genus)

Felicia is a genus of small shrubs, perennial or annual herbaceous plants, with 85 known species, that is assigned to the daisy family (Compositae or Asteraceae).

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Flower crab spider

Flower crab spiders are crab spiders of the genus Misumena.

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Gasteracantha cancriformis

Gasteracantha cancriformis is a species of orb-weaver spider (family Araneidae).

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Genus

A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.

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Goa

Goa is a state in India within the coastal region known as the Konkan, in Western India.

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Heteroptera

The Heteroptera are a group of about 40,000 species of insects in the order Hemiptera.

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Huntsman spider

Huntsman spiders, members of the family Sparassidae (formerly Heteropodidae), are known by this name because of their speed and mode of hunting.

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Inflorescence

An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches.

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Kabini River

The Kabani, also called Kabini or Kapila, is one of the major tributaries of the river Cauvery in southern India.

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Karnataka

Karnataka also known Kannada Nadu is a state in the south western region of India.

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Kodagu district

Kodagu is an administrative district in Karnataka, India.

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List of Thomisidae genera

, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following genera in the spider family Thomisidae.

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List of Thomisidae species

This page lists all described species of the spider family Thomisidae as of Dec.

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Misumena vatia

Misumena vatia is a species of crab spider with holarctic distribution.

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Orb-weaver spider

Orb-weaver spiders or araneids are members of the spider family Araneidae.

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Ozyptila praticola

Ozyptila praticola is a species of crab spider found throughout Europe and the Middle East.

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Pedipalp

Pedipalps (commonly shortened to palps or palpi) are the second pair of appendages of chelicerates – a group of arthropods including spiders, scorpions, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders.

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Recluse spider

The recluse spiders or brown spiders, genus Loxosceles, also known as fiddle-backs, violin spiders, or reapers, are a genus of venomous spiders known for their bite, which sometimes produces a characteristic set of symptoms known as loxoscelism.

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Runcinia

Runcinia is a genus of crab spiders with about 30 described species.

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Selenopidae

The Selenopidae are a family of araneomorph spiders, sometimes called wall crab spiders, but also wall spiders and flatties.

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Sexual dimorphism

Sexual dimorphism is the condition where the two sexes of the same species exhibit different characteristics beyond the differences in their sexual organs.

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Sicariidae

Sicariidae is a family of six-eyed venomous spiders known for their allegedly necrotic bites.

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Sicarius (spider)

Sicarius is a genus of spider, the best known being the six-eyed sand spider of southern Africa.

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Spider

Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom.

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Spider bite

A spider bite, also known as arachnidism, is an injury resulting from the bite of a spider.

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Spider silk

Spider silk is a protein fibre spun by spiders.

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Spider taxonomy

Spider taxonomy is the taxonomy of the spiders, members of the Araneae order of the arthropod class Arachnida with about 46,000 described species.

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Synema (spider)

Synema is a genus of spider in the family Thomisidae, found in most parts of the world.

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Thomisus

Thomisus is a genus of crab spiders (family Thomisidae) with almost 150 species described.

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Thomisus onustus

Thomisus onustus is a crab spider species in the genus Thomisus belonging to the family Thomisidae.

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Xysticus

Xysticus is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae.

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Aphantochilidae, Crab Spider, Crab spider, Crab spiders, Thomisid, Thomisoidea.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomisidae

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