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Homalonychus theologus, penultimate male (F Homalonychidae) (4301703298)
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Marshal Hedin
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Description: Interesting "paired leg" stance, with adjacent legs held together and outstretched rigidly. Published on by Rick Vetter & James Cokendolpher, who suggested that this behavior may constitute cactus spine mimicry.
www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_free/JoA_v28../arac-28-0..
. Date: 23 January 2010, 03:27. Source:
Homalonychus theologus, penultimate male (F Homalonychidae)
Uploaded by
Jacopo Werther
. Author:
Marshal Hedin
from San Diego. Camera location
32° 40′ 15.92″ N, 116° 05′ 54.81″ W
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32.671090; -116.098558.
Homalonychus theologus, penultimate male (F Homalonychidae) (4300955087)
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Marshal Hedin
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Description: Basically all spiders have various structural "hairs" (= setae) on their body. Authors Duncan, Autumn & Binford (2007) showed that Homalonychus setae are special, with many side-branches ("hairlettes") that serve to trap sand/soil particles, thus providing a natural cryptic covering for these spiders.
www.nps.gov/orpi/naturescience/upload/Duncan_etal_2007.pdf
. Date: 23 January 2010, 03:27. Source:
Homalonychus theologus, penultimate male (F Homalonychidae)
Uploaded by
Jacopo Werther
. Author:
Marshal Hedin
from San Diego. Camera location
32° 40′ 15.92″ N, 116° 05′ 54.81″ W
View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap
32.671090; -116.098558.