Diaea ambara (Urquhart, 1885) is a animal in the Thomisidae family, order Araneae, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Diaea ambara (Urquhart, 1885)

Diaea ambara (Urquhart, 1885)

Diaea ambara (Urquhart, 1885) is a spider with variable body color assumed to aid camouflage, with females around 6mm long.

Family
Genus
Diaea
Order
Araneae
Class
Arachnida

About Diaea ambara (Urquhart, 1885)

This species is Diaea ambara (Urquhart, 1885). Females of Diaea ambara reach approximately 6 millimeters in body length. The species' cephalothorax is golden brown, and its abdomen is tan with faint markings. The body coloration of Diaea ambara is very variable, and this variation is assumed to help the spider camouflage.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Thomisidae Diaea

More from Thomisidae

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

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