Trichonephila fenestrata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Nephilidae
Genus: Trichonephila
Species:
T. fenestrata
Binomial name
Trichonephila fenestrata
Thorell, 1859)
Subspecies[1]
  • Trichonephila fenestrata fenestrata
  • Trichonephila fenestrata fuelleborni (Dahl, 1912)
  • Trichonephila fenestrata venusta (Blackwall, 1865)
Synonyms[1]
  • Nephila fenestrata Thorell, 1859

Trichonephilia fenestrata is a species of nephilid spider known to be found in South Africa and Zambia.[2] Males of this species often autotomize their legs as a counter adaptation to the sexual cannibalism of females. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Trichonephila fenestrata". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  2. ↑ "Trichonephila fenestrata (Hairy Golden Orb-weaver) - Spider Identification & Pictures". spiderid.com. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  3. ↑ Neumann, Rainer; Schneider, Jutta M. (2020). "Males sacrifice their legs to pacify aggressive females in a sexually cannibalistic spider". Animal Behaviour. Elsevier BV. 159: 59–67. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.11.003. ISSN 0003-3472.


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