Heteropoda
Encyclopedia
The Heteropoda are a pantropical
genus
of spiders. There are hundreds of member species.
HHeteropoda amphora - Fox, 1936
Heteropoda dagmarae
- Jäger & Vedel, 2005
Heteropoda davidbowie
- Jäger, 2008
Heteropoda fischeri - Jäger, 2005
Heteropoda hosei - Pocock, 1897
Heteropoda venatoria - Latreille, 1802
Heteropoda maxima - Jaeger, 2001
Heteropoda zuviele - Jäger, 2008
et. al. (hundreds more)
Pantropical
In biogeography, a pantropical distribution one which covers tropical regions of all of the major continents, i.e. in Africa, in Asia and in the Americas. Examples include the plant genera Acacia and Bacopa....
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of spiders. There are hundreds of member species.
Species
Heteropoda acuta - Davies, 1994HHeteropoda amphora - Fox, 1936
Heteropoda dagmarae
Heteropoda dagmarae
Heteropoda dagmarae is a large species of spider in the Sparassidae family. This species is found in northern and central Laos. The spider is nocturnal and lives in forests. It hunts by ambushing its prey from shrubs, trees, and bamboo about two to four meters above the ground. It was not recorded...
- Jäger & Vedel, 2005
Heteropoda davidbowie
Heteropoda davidbowie
Heteropoda davidbowie is a species of spider of the Heteropoda genus. It was discovered in Malaysia by Peter Jäger and named after singer David Bowie to raise awareness of his discoveries and that many of these species are endangered. The spider is described as being large, yellow and hairy....
- Jäger, 2008
Heteropoda fischeri - Jäger, 2005
Heteropoda hosei - Pocock, 1897
Heteropoda venatoria - Latreille, 1802
Heteropoda maxima - Jaeger, 2001
Heteropoda zuviele - Jäger, 2008
et. al. (hundreds more)