Paidiscura pallens
Appearance
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Paidiscura pallens | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Theridiidae |
Genus: | Paidiscura |
Species: | P. pallens
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Binomial name | |
Paidiscura pallens (Blackwall, 1834)
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Paidiscura pallens is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae. It is found in the Mediterranean, Middle East, the Caucasus and Great Britain.[1][2] Females of this species make distinctive white sputnik shaped egg cocoons, usually on oak leaves, and often remain nearby.[3]
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