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Micrommata virescens 
male M. virescens Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Family: Sparassidae Genus: Micrommata Species: M. virescens Binomial name Micrommata virescens
(Clerck, 1757)Synonyms Aranea rosea
Aranea smaragdula
Aranea virescens
Aranea viridissima
Araneus roseus
Araneus virescens
Micrommata rosea
Micrommata roseum
Micrommata smaragdina
Micrommata viridissima
Sparassus smaragdulus
Sparassus roseusThe 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 haemolymph, interstitial tissues and the yolk of oocytes.[2]
Female M. virescens
References
- ^ A. Holl & W. Rüdiger (1975). "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.
- ^ G. S. Oxford & R. G. Gillespie (1998). "Evolution and ecology of spider coloration". Annual Review of Entomology 43 (1): 619–643. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.43.1.619. PMID 15012400.
Further reading
- A. Bayram & S. Özda (2002). Micrommata virescens (Clerck, 1757), a new species for the spider fauna of Turkey (Araneae, Sparassidae). Turkish Journal of Zool 26: 305–307 PDF
External links
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