Blacktailed red sheetweaver
| Blacktailed red sheetweaver | |
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| Florinda coccinea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Florinda O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896 |
| Species: | F. coccinea |
| Binomial name | |
| Florinda coccinea (Hentz, 1850) | |
Web of Florinda coccinea, showing stopping threads above and sheet below.
Florinda coccinea is a species of web-building spider belonging to the family Linyphiidae. It is sometimes known as the black-tailed red sheetweaver or the red grass spider. This species is common in the southeastern United States, inhabiting grasslands, lawns, and agricultural fields [1]
Description
F. coccinea individuals are bright red in color, with a black caudal tubercle.[2] Typical body length is 3–4 mm for adults, with females being slightly larger than males.
Webs spun by F. coccinea consist of a horizontal sheet of non-sticky silk, with a tangle of stopping threads above. The stopping threads intercept flying prey and cause them to fall into the sheet below, where they are attacked by the spider.
References
- ↑ Birkhofer K, Scheu S & Wise DH (2007) Small-scale spatial pattern of web-building spiders (Araneae) in Alfalfa: Relationship to disturbance from cutting, prey availability, and intraguild interactions. Environmental Entomology 36(4):801-810.
- ↑ Draney M.L. & D.J. Buckle (1995): Linyphiidae. In Spiders of North America: An Identification Manual (Ubick et al., eds.) American Arachnological Society (377 pp).
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