Micrommata virescens
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 male M. virescens
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| Micrommata virescens (Clerck, 1757) |
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Aranea rosea |
The green huntsman spider (Micrommata virescens) is a spider of the family Sparassidae. It does not build a web, and hunts insects in green vegetation, where it is well camouflaged.
The green coloration is due to the bilin micromatabilin[1] and its conjugates in hemolymph, interstitial tissues and the yolk of oocytes.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Micromatabilin, a new biliverdin conjugate in the spider, Micromata rosea [sic] (Sparassidae). Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology 98(2):189-191. doi:10.1007/BF00706130
- ^ Oxford, G.S. & Gillespie, R.G. (1998). Evolution and Ecology of Spider Coloration. Annual Review of Entomology 43: 619–643. doi:.
[edit] Further reading
- Bayram, A. & Özda, S. (2002). Micrommata virescens (Clerck, 1757), a New Species for the Spider Fauna of Turkey (Araneae, Sparassidae). Turk J Zool 26:305-307 PDF
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