Ozyptila audouini

(No common name)

Taxonomy

Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (hatschek, 1888) cavalier-smith, 1983 - bilaterians
    - Branch: Protostomia Grobben, 1908 - grobben, 1908 - protostomes
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex cavalier-smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda Latreille, 1829 - latreille, 1829 - arthropods
        Subphylum: Chelicerata Heider, 1913
        Class: Arachnida Cuvier, 1812 - arachnids
        Order: Araneae Clerck, 1757 - spiders
        Suborder: Labidognatha
        Superfamily: Thomisoidea
        Family: Thomisidae - crab spiders
        Genus: Ozyptila
        Specific name: audouini Roewer, 1951
        Scientific name: Ozyptila audouini Roewer, 1951

Physical 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.

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Members of the genus Ozyptila:

There are approximately 163 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them: O. aculeipes · O. aculipalpa · O. aculipalpus · O. aharonii · O. albimana · O. americana · O. amkhasensis · O. ankarensis · O. annulipes · O. aradensis · O. arctica · O. aspex · O. atlantica · O. atomaria · O. audouini · O. balkarica · O. balkarica balkarica · O. barbara · O. barbata · O. barrowsi · O. baudueri · O. baudueri cribratus · O. beaufortensis · O. bejarana · O. belma · O. bicuspis · O. bison · O. blackwalli · O. brevipes · O. bryantae · O. caenosa · O. caligans · O. callitys · O. chandosiensis · O. claveata · O. clavidorsa · O. clavidorsum · O. clavigera · O. complicata · O. confluens · O. conostyla · O. conspurcata · O. coreana · O. creola · O. curvata · O. danubiana · O. decorata · O. distans · O. elegans · O. flava · O. flexa · O. floridana · O. floridensis · O. formosa · O. fukushimai · O. furcula · O. fusca · O. fuscosternum · O. gasanensis · O. georgiana · O. gertschi · O. geumoensis · O. grisea · O. guttulata · O. hardyi · O. heterophthalma · O. hirta · O. horticola · O. imitata · O. inaequalis · O. infumata · O. inglesi · O. jaffa · O. jeholensis · O. judaea · O. kaszabi · O. khasi · O. kotulai · O. ladina · O. laevis · O. lanzarotae · O. leprieur · O. leprieuri · O. lugubris · O. lutosa · O. lutulenta · O. maculosa · O. makidica · O. manii · O. maratha · O. marshalli · O. matsumotoi · O. metschensis · O. mingrelica · O. modesta · O. monroensis · O. neglecta · O. nevadensis · O. nigella · O. nigrifrons

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Identifiers:

Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2089692
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2273192

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Last Revised: February 17, 2008