Lycopus maackianus

Interesting Facts

Description

Family Thomisidae

Crab spiders hold their legs outstretched to the sides, in the manner of their crustacean namesake, and can move forwards, sideways, or backward . They have short, broad bodies and 8 small eyes sometimes located on raised bumps . The second pair of legs is often much heavier and longer than the third and fourth pairs. Crab spiders do not build any sort of web, they prowl the ground and climb flowers and plants in search of prey . Many are masters of camouflage and simply await their prey on flowers, much like ambush bugs. [1]

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Arachnomorpha () - Heider, 1913
        Infraphylum: Cheliceriformes ()
        Superclass: Chelicerata ()
        Epiclass: Euchelicerata ()
        Class: Arachnida () - Cuvier, 1812 - Arachnids
        Subclass: Micrura ()
        Order: Araneae () - C. Clerck, 1757 - Spiders
        Suborder: Opisthothelae () - Pocock, 1892
        Infraorder: Araneomorphae () - Smith, 1902
        Superfamily: Thomisoidea ()
        Family: Thomisidae () - Sundevall, 1833 - Crab Spiders
        Genus: Lycopus ()
        Specific name: maackianus - Makino
        Scientific name: - Lycopus maackianus Makino