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Pandercetes gracilis

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Lichen huntsman spider
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Pandercetes
Species:
P. gracilis
Binomial name
Pandercetes gracilis
C.L. Koch, 1875

Pandercetes gracilis, also called the lichen huntsman spider and the lichen spider,[1] is a huntsman spider found on New Guinea, the Maluku Islands, Sulawesi, and in Queensland, Australia.[2] Individuals can vary in color and many color forms exist, but unlike squids and certain reptiles, color is fixed at its previous molt. It hunts by hiding among moss and lichen, then ambushing prey that comes into range by pouncing on it.

References

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  1. ^ neil. "Lichen Spiders". Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  2. ^ "Pandercetes gracilis L. Koch, 1875". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-11-13.