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