Arachnura melanura, also known as scorpion tailed orb-weaver,[1] black tail spider and drag tail spider is a species of spider in the family Araneidae. It ranges from India[1] to Japan to Sulawesi. It camouflages itself by mimicking fallen flowers, dead leaves and twigs. It replaces the capture spiral of its web daily.[2]
| Arachnura melanura | |
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| Female A. melanura in Okinawa. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Arachnura |
| Species: | A. melanura
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| Binomial name | |
| Arachnura melanura Simon, 1867
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References edit
- ^ a b Sen, Souvik; Sureshan, Pavittu M. (2020). "Rediscovery of the scorpion tailed orb-weaver, Arachnura melanura Simon 1867 (Araneae: Araneidae) from India". Records of the Zoological Survey of India. 120 (3). doi:10.26515/rzsi/v120/i3/2020/150690 (inactive 31 January 2024). ISSN 2581-8686. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2024 (link) - ^ Opell, Brent D.; Schwend, Harold S. (October 26, 2007). "Persistent Stickiness of Viscous Capture ThreadsProduced by Araneoid Orb-Weaving Spiders". Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology. 309A (1): 11–16. doi:10.1002/jez.426. PMID 18095325.
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