Ariamnes colubrinus Keyserling, 1890 is a animal in the Theridiidae family, order Araneae, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ariamnes colubrinus Keyserling, 1890

Ariamnes colubrinus Keyserling, 1890

Ariamnes colubrinus is a twig-mimicking spider species with distinct size differences between males and females.

Family
Genus
Ariamnes
Order
Araneae
Class
Arachnida

About Ariamnes colubrinus Keyserling, 1890

Ariamnes colubrinus individuals have long, thin bodies that often resemble a twig. Males reach a body length of 13 millimetres (0.51 in), while females have a body length of 22 mm (0.87 in). Their body colour can be cream, brown, or greenish. They are most often found around one metre above the ground, where they look like a twig caught in a spider's web. This species produces egg sacs that measure 4 by 3 mm (0.16 by 0.12 in), with a small lip on the base. Each egg sac is suspended from a single strong thread, and holds 40 to 50 yellow green eggs. Individual eggs have a diameter of 0.7 mm.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Theridiidae Ariamnes

More from Theridiidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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