Telamonia dimidiata
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| Female Two-striped Jumper | |
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| Telamonia dimidiata (Simon, 1899)
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Viciria dimidiata | |
The two-striped jumper, or Telamonia dimidiata, is a jumping spider found in various Asian tropical rain forests, in foliage in wooded environments.
Description
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Females can reach a body length of 9–11 mm (0.35–0.43 in), males can reach a length of 8–9 mm (0.31–0.35 in). The female is light yellowish, with a very white cephalus and red rings surrounding the narrow black rings round the eyes. Two longitudinal bright red stripes are present on the opisthosoma.[1] The male is very dark, with white markings, and red hairs around the eyes. They appear in Singapore, Indonesia, Pakistan, Iran, India, and Bhutan. Telamonia Dimidiata are non-venomous and produce no toxin significant to humans.
Email hoax
Since 1999, the spider has been the subject of an email hoax claiming that it was a fatal spider found lurking under toilet seats in North Florida.[2] This hoax was a rehashing of an older email circulated in 1999 with similar claims, except under the name "South American Blush Spider (arachnius gluteus [sic])" - literally "butt spider". Similar email hoaxes (with details of the original changed) occurred in other parts of the world, alleging the same falsity in the recipients' countries. Lately[when?] it has also appeared on Facebook, also including a picture of the arachnid. Posts commonly report of it being found world-round, suggesting everyone must take precautions.[3] No such events appear to have occurred, and the story is considered an urban legend.[4][5][6] The false rumor has since spread to websites such as the Abbywinters Discussion Forums, Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr in 2012.
Footnotes
- ^ Murphy & Murphy 2000:300
- ^ "Hoax Slayer website". October 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ "New poisonous spider in the United States". facebook.com. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
- ^ "UCR Spiders Site: Internet Hoax". Spiders.ucr.edu. 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ^ "Spider Myths: Pulsating cactus". Washington.edu. 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ^ Snopes: Urban Legends Reference Pages: Two-Striped Telamonia Spider. Retrieved 2007-FEB-25.
References
- Murphy, Frances; Murphy, John (2000). An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Nature Society. ISBN 978-9839681178.
- "World Spider Catalog (WSC)". American Museum of Natural History. July 2014. Archived from the original on July 2014.
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External links
- Proszynski, Jerzy (1997). "Salticidae (Jumping Spider): Diagnostic Drawings Library". Dimidiat. The Peckham Society.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - Proszynski, Jerzy. "Salticidae (Jumping Spider)".
- Craword, Rod (Oct 23, 2015). "Myth: Baby tarantulas made cactus explode". Burke Museum.