Habronestes bradleyi

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Habronestes bradleyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Zodariidae
Genus: Habronestes
Species: H. bradleyi
Binomial name
Habronestes bradleyi
(O. P-Cambridge, 1869)

Habronestes bradleyi is a spider species of the Zodariidae family.

Like most Zodariidae, H. bradleyi is an ant-eating spider. It detects the alarm pheromone of ants to locate them. It raises its forelegs, which contain the chemoreceptors to detect the pheromone. However, they themselves also mimic the pheromone.

[edit] Distribution

H. bradleyi is a species from Australia.

[edit] References

  • Allan, R.A., Elgar, M.A., Capon, R.J. (1996). Exploitation of an ant chemical alarm signal by the zodariid spider Habronestes bradley Walckenaer. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London 263:69-73.
  • Baehr, B. (2003). Revision of the Australian Spider Genus Habronestus (Araneae: Zodariidae). Species of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Records of the Australian Museum 55(3):343-376. PDF (7Mb) - ISSN 0067-1975


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