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Telamonia Dimidiata
The two-striped jumper, or ''Telamonia dimidiata'', is a jumping spider found in various Asian tropical rain forests, in foliage in wooded environments. Description Females can reach a body length of , males can reach a length of . The female is light yellowish, with a very white cephalus and red rings surrounding the narrow black rings around the eyes. Two longitudinal bright red stripes are present on the opisthosoma. The male is very dark, with white markings, and red hairs around the eyes. They appear in Singapore, Indonesia, Pakistan, Iran, India, and Bhutan. ''T. dimidiata'' produces no toxin significant to humans. Email hoax Since 1999, the spider has been the subject of an email hoax claiming that it was a fatal spider found lurking under toilet seats in North Florida. This hoax was a rehashing of an older email circulated in 1999 with similar claims, except under the name "South American Blush Spider (arachnius gluteus)" - literally "butt spider". Similar email hoax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telamonia Dimidiata With Rubber-band
''Telamonia'' is a genus of Salticidae, jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1887. They are colorful spiders, with patterns that vary considerably between sexes and species. Two longitudinal stripes along the abdomen are common, and the carapace is often colored. They have a slender opisthosoma and long legs. Species it contains thirty-nine species and two subspecies, found in the rain forests of Africa and Asia, including Papua New Guinea: *''Telamonia agapeta'' (Thorell, 1881) – New Guinea *''Telamonia annulipes'' Peckham & Peckham, 1907 – Borneo *''Telamonia bombycina'' (Eugène Simon, Simon, 1902) – Borneo *''Telamonia borreyi'' Lucien Berland, Berland & Millot, 1941 – Mali **''Telamonia borreyi, Telamonia b. minor'' Berland & Millot, 1941 – Mali *''Telamonia caprina'' (Simon, 1903) – China, Vietnam *''Telamonia coeruleostriata'' (Carl Ludwig Doleschall, Doleschall, 1859) – Indonesia (Ambon) *''Telamonia comosissima'' (Simon, 1886) – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
