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A specialist on the taxonomy and systematics of spiders, in particularly, of the families Saltcidae, Thomisidae and Philodromidae, with his main results being published to date in over 100 papers and three books.
He is an experienced field worker, who has undertaken numerous field trips for collecting spiders and insects to remote regions of Siberia, Far East and Central Asia.
New and poorly known species of crab spiders (Aranei: Thomisidae) from South Siberia and Mongolia.
(1985) Ant-hunting behaviour in spiders with emphasis on Strophius nigricans (Thomisidae); Bull.Br.arachnol.Soc.
(1985) The Thomisidae of Japan V. Monaeses Thorell, 1869 and its new junior synonym, Mecostrabus Simon, 1903 (Arachnida, Araneae); Bull.natn.Sci.Mus.Tokyo 11: 91-97
ONO,H.) Spiders of the family Thomisidae from Sakhalin and the Kurile Islands; Acta Arachnol.
There are also spiders that mimic other insects such as flies and wasps.
Most spider mimics belong to a few families of Hunting Spiders, notably the Salticidae (Jumping Spiders), Corinnidae (Sun Spiders), Thomisidae (Flower Spiders) and Zodariidae (Spotted or Ant Spiders).
Ants are particularly good animals to mimic, firstly because they are very numerous and secondly because many animals find them distasteful or dangerous to eat.
Flower spiders (Diaea species) belong to the Family Thomisidae, one of the most colourful and attractive spider families.
Despite the fact they are common throughout much of southern and eastern Australia, they are often so well camouflaged that the casual observer rarely sees them.
An excellent page of information and photographs of Family Thomisidae spiders from Queensland
Jennings and Cutler (1996) Crab spiders (Araneae:Philodromidae, Thomisidae) of Ramsey County, Minnesota
Crab spiders (Araneae:Philodromidae, Thomisidae) of Ramsey County, Minnesota
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At present little is known about spiders in the Emirates but current investigations by the American Museum of Natural History will soon tell us more.
However, the spider fauna of the Sahara region is known, and includes a wide range of spider families such as ground hunting spiders (Gnathosidae), crab spiders (Thomisidae), giant crab spiders (Sparassidae), bark spiders (Hersiliidae), jumping spiders (Salticidae), wolf spiders (Lycosidae), sheet-web spiders (Agelenidae), comb-footed spiders (Theridiidae) and orb-weavers (Tetragnathidae and Argiopidae).
Eight species from six genera of crab spiders or Thomisidae also occur (Dippenaar-Schoeman,1989).
Many spiders do not use a web at all but subdue prey by pouncing on them (like wolf spiders, Lycosidae; or jumping spiders (Salticidae).
Crab spiders (Thomisidae), often hide in flowers and deliver a carefully placed fatal bite to bees, butterflies, and other would-be pollinators that often 2 times its size.
The flower spider, Misumena vatia, will change the color of its large abdomen, over several days, to match the color of the flower.
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A crab spider, Thomisidae family, waits with legs out streched for an insect to visit the blue vervain, Verbena hastata, blossoms where it will try to ambush it.
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