Arachnura melanura
| Arachnura melanura | |
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| Female A. melanura in Okinawa. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Arachnura |
| Species: | A. melanura |
| Binomial name | |
| Arachnura melanura Simon, 1867[1] | |
Arachnura melanura, also known as black tail spider and drag tail spider is a species of spider in the family Araneidae. It ranges from India to Japan to Sulawesi. It camouflages itself by mimicking dead leaves and twigs to lure its prey.