Name - Phrynarachne ceylonica

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:1410639 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Phrynarachne ceylonica (Cambridge 1884)

• Phrynarachne ceylonica P.-Cambridge 1884

• Phrynarachne ceylonica (Cambr.)

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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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