Drapetisca socialis
| Drapetisca socialis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Drapetisca |
| Species: | D. socialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Drapetisca socialis (Sundevall, 1833) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Linyphia socialis | |
Drapetisca socialis is a species of spider belonging to the family Linyphiidae. It is distributed across most of the Palearctic region.
Even among the diminutive spiders in this family, this is a very small species with a body length (excluding legs) of just 3 mm. It is usually found motionless on its delicate web, built on the trunk of a tree, where its mottled body and banded legs, allied to its tiny size, make it very difficult to see (giving it the common name invisible spider).
References
Preston-Mafham, Ken (1998). Spiders: Compact Study Guide and Identifier. Angus Books. ISBN 978-1-904594-93-2.
- Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 8.5. American Museum of Natural History.
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