Deinopis longipes

Deinopis longipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Deinopidae
Genus: Deinopis
Species: D. longipes
Binomial name
Deinopis longipes
F.O. P.-Cambridge, 1902

Deinopis longipes is a species of net-casting spider (family Deinopidae). It is found throughout Central America.

This spider has a very slim, elongated body around 16 mm in length. As with other members of the family, it hunts at night, constructing a silken net which it uses to snare passing prey.

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References

Preston-Mafham, Ken (1998). Spiders: Compact Study Guide and Identifier. Angus Books. ISBN 978-1-904594-93-2. 

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