Name - Phrynarachne ceylonica
Name Details
Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:1410639 [metadata]
Variants and Synonyms
Reported Taxonomic Ranks
Species
Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies
Animalia (Kingdom) Arthropoda (Phylum) Arachnida (Class) Araneae (Order) |
References
Recent Publications
- Does Phrynarachne spider attract prey insects by means of chemical substance?
- Field study of prey attraction by a bird-dropping masquerading crab spider Phrynarachne ceylonica (Araneae: Thomisidae).
- From crypsis to masquerade: Ontogeny changes the colour defences of a crab spider hiding as bird droppings.
- Masquerading predators deceive prey by aggressively mimicking bird droppings in a crab spider.
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