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Phrynarachne dreepy
Phrynarachne dreepy is a species of crab spider described in 2022. It is found in Southeast Asia and Papua.
From the article Phrynarachne dreepy on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The male holotype has a total body length of 2.26 mm. The carapace is yellow-brown with white tubercles. The abdomen is dark brown, with approximately 18 tubercles on each side, each bearing a clavate seta. The legs are yellow-brown, with spines on the first two pairs of legs. The female is significantly larger, with a total length of 8.45 mm. The carapace is pale yellow, and the abdomen is pale green when alive, adorned with 13 triangular tubercles on each side. The epigyne has sclerotized margins and a nearly rectangular median plate.
Range & habitat
This species is found in western India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China (Hainan, Yunnan, Guangxi and Guangdong), Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
In human culture
The specific epithet "dreepy" refers to the Pokémon character Dreepy, from the video games Pokémon Sword and Shield, due to the resemblance of the spider's triangular abdomen to the character's head.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1354291.