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Showing posts with label RUNNING CRAB SPIDER (Family Philodromidae). Show all posts
Showing posts with label RUNNING CRAB SPIDER (Family Philodromidae). Show all posts

Saturday, 18 August 2018

17-8-2018 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - RUNNING CRAB SPIDER (Family Philodromidae)


Philodromidae, also known as philodromid crab spiders and running crab spiders, is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell in 1870 (then known as subfamily Philodrominae within Thomisidae). It contains over 500 species in thirty genera.

The most common genus is Philodromus which is widespread, similar to Ebo. Other common genera include the elongate grass-dwelling Tibellus and the widespread Thanatus, which includes the house crab spider that commonly captures flies on and in buildings.