Tidarren Griswoldi

	Tidarren Griswoldi ''Tidarren'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1934. Males are much smaller than females, and they amputate one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one palp. Though it is uncertain why they do this, it may be done to increase mobility, as the palps are disproportionately large compared to the size of the body. It may also be done because only one palp is needed. Females of the Yemeni species '' T. argo'' tear off the single remaining palp before feeding on males. The palp remains attached to the female's epigynum for about four hours, continuing to function despite being separated from the male's body. Species it contains twenty-four species: '' Tidarren aethiops'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Congo '' Tidarren afrum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Cameroon, Uganda '' Tidarren apartiolum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Madagascar '' Tidarren argo'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tidarren Sisyphoides ''Tidarren sisyphoides'' is a spider of the family Theridiidae (tangle web spiders). The male of this species is only ~1% the size of the female. At copulation, the male dies during insertion and remains attached to the female for more than two hours. However, the female does not eat her mate. The dead male is afterwards removed from the web. Etymology From ''Sisyphos'', a king in Greek mythology. Distribution ''Tidarren sisyphoides'' occurs from the southern United States to Colombia and on the West Indies The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea that includes 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Greater A .... References B. Knoflach, S. P. Benjamin, 2003: Mating without Sexual Cannibalism in Tidarren sisyphoides (Araneae, Theridiidae). Journal of Arachnology 31:445-448(PDF) External links Theridiidae Spiders of North America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tidarren Griswoldi ''Tidarren'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1934. Males are much smaller than females, and they amputate one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one palp. Though it is uncertain why they do this, it may be done to increase mobility, as the palps are disproportionately large compared to the size of the body. It may also be done because only one palp is needed. Females of the Yemeni species '' T. argo'' tear off the single remaining palp before feeding on males. The palp remains attached to the female's epigynum for about four hours, continuing to function despite being separated from the male's body. Species it contains twenty-four species: '' Tidarren aethiops'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Congo '' Tidarren afrum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Cameroon, Uganda '' Tidarren apartiolum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Madagascar '' Tidarren argo'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Tangle Web Spider Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833. This diverse, globally distributed family includes over 3,000 species in 124 genera, and is the most common arthropod found in human dwellings throughout the world. Theridiid spiders are both entelegyne, meaning that the females have a genital plate, and ecribellate, meaning that they spin sticky capture silk instead of woolly silk. They have a comb of serrated bristles (setae) on the tarsus of the fourth leg. The family includes some model organisms for research, including the medically important widow spiders. They are important to studies characterizing their venom and its clinical manifestation, but widow spiders are also used in research on spider silk and sexual biology, including sexual cannibalism. ''Anelosimus'' are also model organisms, used for the study of sociality, because it has evolv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tidarren Usambara ''Tidarren'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1934. Males are much smaller than females, and they amputate one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one palp. Though it is uncertain why they do this, it may be done to increase mobility, as the palps are disproportionately large compared to the size of the body. It may also be done because only one palp is needed. Females of the Yemeni species '' T. argo'' tear off the single remaining palp before feeding on males. The palp remains attached to the female's epigynum for about four hours, continuing to function despite being separated from the male's body. Species it contains twenty-four species: '' Tidarren aethiops'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Congo '' Tidarren afrum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Cameroon, Uganda '' Tidarren apartiolum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Madagascar '' Tidarren argo'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tidarren Ubickorum ''Tidarren'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1934. Males are much smaller than females, and they amputate one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one palp. Though it is uncertain why they do this, it may be done to increase mobility, as the palps are disproportionately large compared to the size of the body. It may also be done because only one palp is needed. Females of the Yemeni species '' T. argo'' tear off the single remaining palp before feeding on males. The palp remains attached to the female's epigynum for about four hours, continuing to function despite being separated from the male's body. Species it contains twenty-four species: '' Tidarren aethiops'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Congo '' Tidarren afrum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Cameroon, Uganda '' Tidarren apartiolum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Madagascar '' Tidarren argo'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tidarren Sheba ''Tidarren'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1934. Males are much smaller than females, and they amputate one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one palp. Though it is uncertain why they do this, it may be done to increase mobility, as the palps are disproportionately large compared to the size of the body. It may also be done because only one palp is needed. Females of the Yemeni species '' T. argo'' tear off the single remaining palp before feeding on males. The palp remains attached to the female's epigynum for about four hours, continuing to function despite being separated from the male's body. Species it contains twenty-four species: '' Tidarren aethiops'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Congo '' Tidarren afrum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Cameroon, Uganda '' Tidarren apartiolum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Madagascar '' Tidarren argo'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tidarren Scenicum ''Tidarren'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1934. Males are much smaller than females, and they amputate one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one palp. Though it is uncertain why they do this, it may be done to increase mobility, as the palps are disproportionately large compared to the size of the body. It may also be done because only one palp is needed. Females of the Yemeni species '' T. argo'' tear off the single remaining palp before feeding on males. The palp remains attached to the female's epigynum for about four hours, continuing to function despite being separated from the male's body. Species it contains twenty-four species: '' Tidarren aethiops'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Congo '' Tidarren afrum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Cameroon, Uganda '' Tidarren apartiolum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Madagascar '' Tidarren argo'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tidarren Perplexum ''Tidarren'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1934. Males are much smaller than females, and they amputate one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one palp. Though it is uncertain why they do this, it may be done to increase mobility, as the palps are disproportionately large compared to the size of the body. It may also be done because only one palp is needed. Females of the Yemeni species '' T. argo'' tear off the single remaining palp before feeding on males. The palp remains attached to the female's epigynum for about four hours, continuing to function despite being separated from the male's body. Species it contains twenty-four species: '' Tidarren aethiops'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Congo '' Tidarren afrum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Cameroon, Uganda '' Tidarren apartiolum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Madagascar '' Tidarren argo'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tidarren Obtusum ''Tidarren'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1934. Males are much smaller than females, and they amputate one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one palp. Though it is uncertain why they do this, it may be done to increase mobility, as the palps are disproportionately large compared to the size of the body. It may also be done because only one palp is needed. Females of the Yemeni species '' T. argo'' tear off the single remaining palp before feeding on males. The palp remains attached to the female's epigynum for about four hours, continuing to function despite being separated from the male's body. Species it contains twenty-four species: '' Tidarren aethiops'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Congo '' Tidarren afrum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Cameroon, Uganda '' Tidarren apartiolum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Madagascar '' Tidarren argo'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tidarren Mixtum ''Tidarren'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1934. Males are much smaller than females, and they amputate one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one palp. Though it is uncertain why they do this, it may be done to increase mobility, as the palps are disproportionately large compared to the size of the body. It may also be done because only one palp is needed. Females of the Yemeni species '' T. argo'' tear off the single remaining palp before feeding on males. The palp remains attached to the female's epigynum for about four hours, continuing to function despite being separated from the male's body. Species it contains twenty-four species: '' Tidarren aethiops'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Congo '' Tidarren afrum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Cameroon, Uganda '' Tidarren apartiolum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Madagascar '' Tidarren argo'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tidarren Levii ''Tidarren'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1934. Males are much smaller than females, and they amputate one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one palp. Though it is uncertain why they do this, it may be done to increase mobility, as the palps are disproportionately large compared to the size of the body. It may also be done because only one palp is needed. Females of the Yemeni species '' T. argo'' tear off the single remaining palp before feeding on males. The palp remains attached to the female's epigynum for about four hours, continuing to function despite being separated from the male's body. Species it contains twenty-four species: '' Tidarren aethiops'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Congo '' Tidarren afrum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Cameroon, Uganda '' Tidarren apartiolum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Madagascar '' Tidarren argo'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tidarren Lanceolatum ''Tidarren'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1934. Males are much smaller than females, and they amputate one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one palp. Though it is uncertain why they do this, it may be done to increase mobility, as the palps are disproportionately large compared to the size of the body. It may also be done because only one palp is needed. Females of the Yemeni species '' T. argo'' tear off the single remaining palp before feeding on males. The palp remains attached to the female's epigynum for about four hours, continuing to function despite being separated from the male's body. Species it contains twenty-four species: '' Tidarren aethiops'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Congo '' Tidarren afrum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Cameroon, Uganda '' Tidarren apartiolum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Madagascar '' Tidarren argo'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Tidarren Griswoldi ''Tidarren'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1934. Males are much smaller than females, and they amputate one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one palp. Though it is uncertain why they do this, it may be done to increase mobility, as the palps are disproportionately large compared to the size of the body. It may also be done because only one palp is needed. Females of the Yemeni species '' T. argo'' tear off the single remaining palp before feeding on males. The palp remains attached to the female's epigynum for about four hours, continuing to function despite being separated from the male's body. Species it contains twenty-four species: '' Tidarren aethiops'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Congo '' Tidarren afrum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Cameroon, Uganda '' Tidarren apartiolum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Madagascar '' Tidarren argo'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tidarren Sisyphoides ''Tidarren sisyphoides'' is a spider of the family Theridiidae (tangle web spiders). The male of this species is only ~1% the size of the female. At copulation, the male dies during insertion and remains attached to the female for more than two hours. However, the female does not eat her mate. The dead male is afterwards removed from the web. Etymology From ''Sisyphos'', a king in Greek mythology. Distribution ''Tidarren sisyphoides'' occurs from the southern United States to Colombia and on the West Indies The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea that includes 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Greater A .... References B. Knoflach, S. P. Benjamin, 2003: Mating without Sexual Cannibalism in Tidarren sisyphoides (Araneae, Theridiidae). Journal of Arachnology 31:445-448(PDF) External links Theridiidae Spiders of North America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tidarren Griswoldi ''Tidarren'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1934. Males are much smaller than females, and they amputate one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one palp. Though it is uncertain why they do this, it may be done to increase mobility, as the palps are disproportionately large compared to the size of the body. It may also be done because only one palp is needed. Females of the Yemeni species '' T. argo'' tear off the single remaining palp before feeding on males. The palp remains attached to the female's epigynum for about four hours, continuing to function despite being separated from the male's body. Species it contains twenty-four species: '' Tidarren aethiops'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Congo '' Tidarren afrum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Cameroon, Uganda '' Tidarren apartiolum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Madagascar '' Tidarren argo'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Tangle Web Spider Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833. This diverse, globally distributed family includes over 3,000 species in 124 genera, and is the most common arthropod found in human dwellings throughout the world. Theridiid spiders are both entelegyne, meaning that the females have a genital plate, and ecribellate, meaning that they spin sticky capture silk instead of woolly silk. They have a comb of serrated bristles (setae) on the tarsus of the fourth leg. The family includes some model organisms for research, including the medically important widow spiders. They are important to studies characterizing their venom and its clinical manifestation, but widow spiders are also used in research on spider silk and sexual biology, including sexual cannibalism. ''Anelosimus'' are also model organisms, used for the study of sociality, because it has evolv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tidarren Usambara ''Tidarren'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1934. Males are much smaller than females, and they amputate one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one palp. Though it is uncertain why they do this, it may be done to increase mobility, as the palps are disproportionately large compared to the size of the body. It may also be done because only one palp is needed. Females of the Yemeni species '' T. argo'' tear off the single remaining palp before feeding on males. The palp remains attached to the female's epigynum for about four hours, continuing to function despite being separated from the male's body. Species it contains twenty-four species: '' Tidarren aethiops'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Congo '' Tidarren afrum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Cameroon, Uganda '' Tidarren apartiolum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Madagascar '' Tidarren argo'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tidarren Ubickorum ''Tidarren'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1934. Males are much smaller than females, and they amputate one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one palp. Though it is uncertain why they do this, it may be done to increase mobility, as the palps are disproportionately large compared to the size of the body. It may also be done because only one palp is needed. Females of the Yemeni species '' T. argo'' tear off the single remaining palp before feeding on males. The palp remains attached to the female's epigynum for about four hours, continuing to function despite being separated from the male's body. Species it contains twenty-four species: '' Tidarren aethiops'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Congo '' Tidarren afrum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Cameroon, Uganda '' Tidarren apartiolum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Madagascar '' Tidarren argo'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tidarren Sheba ''Tidarren'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1934. Males are much smaller than females, and they amputate one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one palp. Though it is uncertain why they do this, it may be done to increase mobility, as the palps are disproportionately large compared to the size of the body. It may also be done because only one palp is needed. Females of the Yemeni species '' T. argo'' tear off the single remaining palp before feeding on males. The palp remains attached to the female's epigynum for about four hours, continuing to function despite being separated from the male's body. Species it contains twenty-four species: '' Tidarren aethiops'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Congo '' Tidarren afrum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Cameroon, Uganda '' Tidarren apartiolum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Madagascar '' Tidarren argo'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tidarren Scenicum ''Tidarren'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1934. Males are much smaller than females, and they amputate one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one palp. Though it is uncertain why they do this, it may be done to increase mobility, as the palps are disproportionately large compared to the size of the body. It may also be done because only one palp is needed. Females of the Yemeni species '' T. argo'' tear off the single remaining palp before feeding on males. The palp remains attached to the female's epigynum for about four hours, continuing to function despite being separated from the male's body. Species it contains twenty-four species: '' Tidarren aethiops'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Congo '' Tidarren afrum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Cameroon, Uganda '' Tidarren apartiolum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Madagascar '' Tidarren argo'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tidarren Perplexum ''Tidarren'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1934. Males are much smaller than females, and they amputate one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one palp. Though it is uncertain why they do this, it may be done to increase mobility, as the palps are disproportionately large compared to the size of the body. It may also be done because only one palp is needed. Females of the Yemeni species '' T. argo'' tear off the single remaining palp before feeding on males. The palp remains attached to the female's epigynum for about four hours, continuing to function despite being separated from the male's body. Species it contains twenty-four species: '' Tidarren aethiops'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Congo '' Tidarren afrum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Cameroon, Uganda '' Tidarren apartiolum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Madagascar '' Tidarren argo'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tidarren Obtusum ''Tidarren'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1934. Males are much smaller than females, and they amputate one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one palp. Though it is uncertain why they do this, it may be done to increase mobility, as the palps are disproportionately large compared to the size of the body. It may also be done because only one palp is needed. Females of the Yemeni species '' T. argo'' tear off the single remaining palp before feeding on males. The palp remains attached to the female's epigynum for about four hours, continuing to function despite being separated from the male's body. Species it contains twenty-four species: '' Tidarren aethiops'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Congo '' Tidarren afrum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Cameroon, Uganda '' Tidarren apartiolum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Madagascar '' Tidarren argo'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tidarren Mixtum ''Tidarren'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1934. Males are much smaller than females, and they amputate one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one palp. Though it is uncertain why they do this, it may be done to increase mobility, as the palps are disproportionately large compared to the size of the body. It may also be done because only one palp is needed. Females of the Yemeni species '' T. argo'' tear off the single remaining palp before feeding on males. The palp remains attached to the female's epigynum for about four hours, continuing to function despite being separated from the male's body. Species it contains twenty-four species: '' Tidarren aethiops'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Congo '' Tidarren afrum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Cameroon, Uganda '' Tidarren apartiolum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Madagascar '' Tidarren argo'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tidarren Levii ''Tidarren'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1934. Males are much smaller than females, and they amputate one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one palp. Though it is uncertain why they do this, it may be done to increase mobility, as the palps are disproportionately large compared to the size of the body. It may also be done because only one palp is needed. Females of the Yemeni species '' T. argo'' tear off the single remaining palp before feeding on males. The palp remains attached to the female's epigynum for about four hours, continuing to function despite being separated from the male's body. Species it contains twenty-four species: '' Tidarren aethiops'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Congo '' Tidarren afrum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Cameroon, Uganda '' Tidarren apartiolum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Madagascar '' Tidarren argo'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tidarren Lanceolatum ''Tidarren'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1934. Males are much smaller than females, and they amputate one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one palp. Though it is uncertain why they do this, it may be done to increase mobility, as the palps are disproportionately large compared to the size of the body. It may also be done because only one palp is needed. Females of the Yemeni species '' T. argo'' tear off the single remaining palp before feeding on males. The palp remains attached to the female's epigynum for about four hours, continuing to function despite being separated from the male's body. Species it contains twenty-four species: '' Tidarren aethiops'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Congo '' Tidarren afrum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Cameroon, Uganda '' Tidarren apartiolum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 — Madagascar '' Tidarren argo'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]