Alpaida variabilis is a species of spider known for living in wetlands.[1]

Alpaida variabilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Alpaida
Species:
A. variabilis
Binomial name
Alpaida variabilis
(Keyserling, 1864)

Description

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A small spider, characterized by having hairless bodies; an orange, yellow, or red carapace, often having dark patterns.[2]

Range

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This spider is found in Colombia[3] and Argentina.[4] May be found in other countries, although limited to the neotropics.[2]

Habitat

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Found in the grass of more water dense environments such as wetlands.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Alpaida variabilis". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  2. ^ a b Harvard University.; University, Harvard (1985). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Vol. 151. Cambridge, Mass: The Museum.
  3. ^ "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  4. ^ Ramirez, Martin. "Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" (MACN). Arachnology National Collection (MACNAr)". doi:10.15468/kisys2. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ Martínez, Natalia María Ramírez; Ortíz, Juliana Rodríguez; Salinas, Maria del Pilar Urrego; Aguas, Cristian Camilo Gonzalez. "Artropofauna de las Reservas Distritales de Humedal de Bogotá, D.C." doi:10.15472/yrmtmu. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)