Ricinoides atewa

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Ricinoides atewa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Subphylum:
Chelicerata
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Order:
Family:
Ricinoididae
Genus:
Species:
R. atewa
Binomial name
Ricinoides atewa
Naskrecki, 2008

The Atewa Hooded Spider (Ricinoides atewa) is an arachnid of the Ricinoididae family. This species was discovered during a in Ghana. It looks like a combination between a crab and a spider, with the reproductive organ on its two legs.[1][2]

They feed on termites and ants.

References[]

  1. ^ Piotr Naskrecki (2008). "A new ricinuleid of the genus Ricinoides Ewing (Arachnida, Ricinulei) from Ghana" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1698: 57–64.
  2. ^ Jennifer McCullough; Leeanne E. Alonso; Piotr Naskrecki; Heather E. Wright; Yaw Osei-Owusu (2008). "A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Eastern Ghana" (PDF). Bulletin of Biological Assessment. 47: 63–75. ISBN 978-1-934151-09-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-28.
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