- The
Thomisidae are a
family of spiders,
including about 170
genera and over 2,100 species. The
common name crab
spider is
often linked to
species in this...
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relative of T.
spectabilis but
instead has a
holarctic distribution.
Thomisids fall
within the
larger Dionycha clade, and this
clade is
defined by the...
- the square-end of the
abdomen as a
pivot point. Like
other New
Zealand thomisids, S.
angularis is an
ambush predator rather than a
snare builder. It lies...
- Florida, Gainesville. (1996):
Metabolic rates of
resting salticid and
thomisid spiders.
Journal of
Arachnology 24(2): 129-134. PDF
Wikimedia Commons has...
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position or
strong distinction between fore and hind legs
typical of
thomisids,
instead holding the
front two legs in the air to
mimic antennae. The...
- Australia. It is a
common spider,
often seen on
Dianella plants. Like all
thomisid spiders, it does not make a web, but lies in wait for prey to
appear nearby...
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Because sorghum is
grown for the
grain it produces, M.
celer and
other Thomisids provide important protection for
farmers against the
destruction of the...
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Retrieved 2020-07-28. Lehtinen, P. T. (2002), "Generic
revision of some
thomisids related to
Xysticus C.L.Koch, 1835 and
Ozyptila Simon, 1864", in Toft...
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schultzi rarely capture thomisids (non-web sit-and-wait predators,
usually under 13 millimetres long ) in the open, as
thomisids often wave
their front...
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image of four,
showing Milichiidae,
probably Desmometopa,
attending a
thomisid spider feeding on bee. Note that the
smallest of the four
flies is not...
