Euophrys omnisuperstes
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| Euophrys omnisuperstes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Euophrys |
| Species: | E. omnisuperstes |
| Binomial name | |
| Euophrys omnisuperstes Wanless, 1975 |
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Euophrys omnisuperstes (the species name means standing above everything) is a small jumping spider that lives at elevations of up to 6,700 meters on Mount Everest, making it possibly the highest known permanent resident on earth. They are known to lurk in crevices among rocky debris. They feed on tiny creatures that consume plant materials blown up from lower altitudes.[1]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Hillyard 1994
[edit] References
- Wanless, F. R. (1975). Spiders of the family Salticidae from the upper slopes of Everest and Makalu. Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc. 3:132-136.
- Prószyński, J. (1976). Studium systematyczno-zoogeograflczne nad rodzina Salticidae (Aranei) Regionów Palearktycznego i Nearktycznego. Wyzsza Szkola Pedagogiczna Siedlcach 6:1-260. (Polish)
- Hillyard, P. (1994): The book of the spider: from arachnophobia to the love of spiders. Hutchinson, London.
- Fumigants & Pheromones 64 (2002).PDF
- Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 9.0. American Museum of Natural History.
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Wikispecies has information related to: Euophrys omnisuperstes |
- Diagnostic drawings
- Natural History Museum: Picture of E. omnisuperstes
- BBC: Himalayan Jumping Spider
