Alpaida tuonabo is a species of spider from the genus Alpaida.[1]

Alpaida tuonabo
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Alpaida
Species:
A. tuonabo
Binomial name
Alpaida tuonabo
(Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936)

Description

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Juvenile specimens of A. tuonabo are pale red on their back and black on their belly. Ageing leads to the development of yellow spots on the thorax. Adults also have red-pale and black colouration, as well as noticeable yellow stripes covering most of the abdomen's dorsal side.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Chamberlin, R. V., & Ivie, W. (1936). New spiders from Mexico and Panama. Bulletin of the University of Utah 27(5): 1-, 103.
  2. ^ Dumas Gálvez; Yostin Jesús Añino Ramos; Jorge M De la O (26 February 2018). "Age variation in the body coloration of the orb-weaver spider Alpaida tuonabo and its implications on foraging". Scientific Reports. 8 (1): 3599. doi:10.1038/S41598-018-21971-0. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 5827658. PMID 29483535. Wikidata Q54941844.