| Arachnura melanura | |
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| Female A. melanura in Okinawa. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Arachnura |
| Species: | A. melanura |
| Binomial name | |
| Arachnura melanura Simon, 1867 | |
Arachnura melanura, also known as scorpion tailed orb-weaver, black tail spider and drag tail spider is a species of spider in the family Araneidae. It ranges from India to Japan to Sulawesi. It camouflages itself by mimicking fallen flowers, dead leaves and twigs. It replaces the capture spiral of its web daily.
References
- ^ Sen, Souvik; Sureshan, Pavittu M. (2020). "Rediscovery of the scorpion tailed orb-weaver, Arachnura melanura Simon 1867 (Araneae: Araneidae) from India". Records of the Zoological Survey of India. 120 (3). doi:10.26515/rzsi/v120/i3/2020/150690. ISSN 2581-8686. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- Opell, Brent D.; Schwend, Harold S. (October 26, 2007). "Persistent Stickiness of Viscous Capture ThreadsProduced by Araneoid Orb-Weaving Spiders". Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology. 309A (1): 11–16. doi:10.1002/jez.426. PMID 18095325.
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| Arachnura melanura | |
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