Phrynarachne decipiens

Phrynarachne decipiens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Thomisidae
Genus: Phrynarachne
Species:
P. decipiens
Binomial name
Phrynarachne decipiens
(Forbes, 1883)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Ornithoscatoides decipiens O.P.-Cambridge
  • Thomisus decipiens Forbes

Phrynarachne decipiens, the bird-dropping spider, is a species of tropical crab spider from Malaysia and Indonesia (Sumatra and Java).[2] It mimics a bird dropping in its appearance and the way it behaves.

  1. ^ "Phrynarachne decipiens". ITIS. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  2. ^ a b "Taxon details Phrynarachne decipiens (Forbes, 1883)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-04-14.