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scorpenomorph — Cordius auplopus (Grailet 2015)

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Description

EN FRANÇAIS : 

1. description : - taille (la taille représente la longueur du céphalothorax et de l'abdomen) 

                                  femelle : 7-10 mm ; mâle : 4-4.5 mm.

    -       céphalothorax en forme de losange sans la fossette médiane en forme de sourire.

    -       Longues épines sur les tibias et les métatarses et les tarses des 2 premières paires de patte.

    -       Chélicères proéminentes et dirigées vers l’avant.

    -       Couleurs : similaire à une espèce de guêpe appelée Pompile, 

    -       Filières à l'extrémité de l’abdomen.

    -       Dimorphisme sexuel :  mâle très petit, à abdomen plus court, épigyne caractéristiques et observables à la loupe, pédipalpes plus allongées que chez les autres Cordius. 

2. habitats : sur les pierre et les chemins ensoleillés ; dans les lieux où l'on rencontre les pompiles.

3. maturité : été.

4. distribution : midi de la France ; presque tout le bassin méditerranéen sauf la Grèce et en Roumanie.

5. comportement : imite l'apparence et le comportement au sol d'une guêpe pompile (chasseuse d'araignée) pour éviter de se faire attaquer. elles replies ses paires de pattes, 2 et 4, le long de son corps pour mimer les ailes de la guêpe.

IN ENGLISH :

1. Description: - size (the size is the length of the carapace and abdomen)

                                  female: 7-10 mm; male: 4-4.5 mm.

    - Diamond-shaped carapace without the median dimple-shaped smile.

    - Long spines on the tibia and tarsus and metatarsus first 2 leg pairs.

    - Chelicerae prominent and directed forward.

    - Colour: similar to a wasp species called Pompilius,

    - Dies at the end of the abdomen.

    - Sexual dimorphism: tiny male, shorter abdomen, epigynous characteristics and observable under the microscope, pedipalps more elongated than other Cordius.

2. habitats on the stone and the sunny roads; in places where we meet the Pompili.

3. Maturity: summer.

4. Distribution: South of France; almost the entire Mediterranean basin except Greece and Romania.

5. behavior: mimics the appearance and behavior of a ground pompile wasp (spider hunter) to avoid being attacked. it replies his pairs of legs 2 and 4, along its body to mimic the wings of the wasp.

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Comments: 4

Preradkor [2016-11-15 13:23:01 +0000 UTC]

This took me half a minute to notice it is a spider. Very clever idea

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scorpenomorph In reply to Preradkor [2016-11-15 13:34:33 +0000 UTC]

This is completely normal ! The spider plays on its resemblance to the solitary wasp. It is his means of defense.

And it is true that, being francophone, anglophones do not always know how to read my notes on the page.

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Preradkor In reply to scorpenomorph [2016-11-15 13:43:44 +0000 UTC]

Well, I think in Polish. I know English too, but French not.

I know spiders, especially salticids often mimic other creatures (most often ants), but this one mimic wings, and I never heard about spider with fake wings.

You have many totally awesome drawings in your gallery. How it is possible they have 50 views and 3 favourites?

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scorpenomorph In reply to Preradkor [2016-11-15 14:02:40 +0000 UTC]

<< I know spiders, especially salicids often mimic other creatures (most often ants), but this one mimic wings, and I never heard about spider with fake wings. >>
I recall that these species are totally false, I completely imagined them inspired by spiders like the Agelenidae.

<< You have many totally awesome drawings in your gallery. How it is possible they have 50 views and 3 favorites? >>
The answer is simple, I am not sufficiently known ... although many have expressed their appreciation ... I am only a small traditional drawer among the immensity of DA, I do not yet speak of me, then I content myself with drawing for pleasure, and for the happiness of the people who follow me.

It makes me think that I foresee my big return in the month, I still have to scan all my drawings accumulate since May, and I have to find access to the site by another computer.
But I intend to display the hundreds of drawings I delayed displaying.

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