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Scorpion-tailed Spiders
Arachnura
Arachnura is a genus of orb-weaving spiders of Australasia, with one species found in Africa and Madagascar. These spiders mimic litter, like fallen flowers, twigs or dead leaves. They stay at the middle of their web day and night. Among the common names are Drag-tailed spider, Tailed spider, Scorpion-tailed spider and Scorpion spider. They do curl up their tail when disturbed, but this tail is completely harmless, as they are not closely related to order scorpiones....
12 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Scorpion-tailed Spider
speciesArachnura higginsi
Black Tail Spider
speciesArachnura melanura
Tailed forest spider
speciesArachnura feredayi
Scorpion-tail Spider
speciesArachnura scorpionoides
Arachnura simoni
speciesArachnura simoni
Arachnura angura
speciesArachnura angura
Arachnura heptotubercula
speciesArachnura heptotubercula
Arachnura logio
speciesArachnura logio
Arachnura spinosa
speciesArachnura spinosa
Arachnura perfissa
speciesArachnura perfissa
Arachnura pygmaea
speciesArachnura pygmaea
Arachnura quinqueapicata
speciesArachnura quinqueapicata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 202201.