Marpissa muscosa
Marpissa muscosa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Marpissa |
Species: | M. muscosa
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Binomial name | |
Marpissa muscosa |
Marpissa muscosa is a species of jumping spider.
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On average, females have body length ranging from 7.5–14mm, whereas males have a body length ranging from 6–8.1mm.[1] Both sexes are coloured grey to brown. The whole spider has a furry appearance and is flattened in shape.
The species builds a kind of nest under the bark of dead trees. Up to 100 of these nests can occur side by side. As other species of Marpissa spiders, it demonstrates a social hierarchy: weaker animals will acknowledge their inferiority by strutting their front legs and slowly retreating from the scene.[2] Early environmental conditions shape personality types in the developing spiders.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Marpissa muscosa lives in the Palaearctic.
Though rare in England, it is found throughout the country, more in the south and east. The species is widespread in northern Europe.
Habitat
[edit]These spiders are typically found on spruce and pine trees, under bark, in moor- and heathland, and around buildings.[1]
References
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- ^ a b "araneae - Marpissa muscosa". araneae.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ R. R. Jackson, S. D. Pollard, A. M. Macnab, K. J. Cooper: The complex communicatory behaviour of Marpissa marina, a New Zealand jumping spider (Araneae: Saltacidae). In: New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 1990, Vol. 17: 25-38, doi:10.1080/03014223.1990.10422581.
- ^ Jannis Liedtke, Daniel Redekop, Jutta M. Schneider, Wiebke Schuett: Early environmental conditions shape personality types in a jumping spider. In: Ann V. Hedrick: The Development of Animal Personality, Frontiers Research Topics, Frontiers Media SA, vol. 3, Dec 2015, article 134, ISBN 2889451518, ISBN 9782889451517, doi:10.3389/fevo.2015.00134.