Arachnura scorpionoides
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Arachnura scorpionoides (Araneidae) female
preparing the basal disc. [image N. Larsen ©] |
Arachnura scorpionoides
(Araneidae) female laying her eggs. [image N. Larsen
©] |
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Arachnura scorpionoides
(Araneidae) female
with completed egg sac. [image N. Larsen ©] |
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The name is derived from Greek "arachne" means "spider" and
"ura" means "tail", referring to the likeness of the end of the abdomen to a
scorpions tail.
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