| Madagascarchaea gracilicollis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Archaeidae |
| Genus: | Madagascarchaea |
| Species: | M. gracilicollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Madagascarchaea gracilicollis (Millot, 1948) | |
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Madagascarchaea gracilicollis is a member of the family Archaeidae, assassin spiders. It is merely 2 mm long and catches other spiders with venomous fangs at the end of its hugely elongated jaws (chelicerae).
These animals normally run upside down.
Etymology
From Latin gracilis "slender" and collum "neck".
Distribution
This species is endemic to Madagascar.
References
- ^ "Taxon details Madagascarchaea gracilicollis (Millot, 1948)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- Simon, Matt (2014-12-19). "Absurd Creature of the Week: The World's Goofiest-Looking Spider Is Actually a Brutal Ninja". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
External links
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Madagascarchaea gracilicollis | |
| Eriauchenius gracilicollis | |
| Archaea gracilicollis | |
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