- Phryganoporus candidus
Taxobox
name = Foliage webbing spider
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regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Arachnid a
ordo = Araneae
subordo =Araneomorphae
familia =Desidae
genus = "Phryganoporus "
species = "P. candidus"
binomial = "Phryganoporus candidus"
binomial_authority = (L. Koch, 1872)
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subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =See text.The Foliage webbing spider ("Phryganoporus candidus") is a spider widespread, but endemic in
Australia .It is up to 10mm long, silvery grey to brown with a pattern of light and dark brown markings on the
abdomen .Unlike most other spiders, "P. candidus" lives socially at one stage: Spiderlings live together in a nest built on foliage until they reach the subadult stage. The males even stay into the adult stage and only then leave. This communal nest has an inner retreat area, many entrance holes opening into a network of interconnecting passages, and an outer area made out of
cribellate silk for prey capture. One nest can in extreme cases house more than 600 spiders. Nests of this size attract manyarthropod parasites.Name
The species name is derived from Latin "candidus" "shining white", referring to the color of the body.
External links
* [http://www.deh.gov.au/cgi-bin/species-bank/sbank-treatment.pl?id=75616 More information, and picture]
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