| Cyclosa longicauda | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Cyclosa |
| Species: | C. longicauda |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyclosa longicauda (Taczanowski, 1878) [1] | |
Cyclosa longicauda is a species of spider in the orb-weaver family Araneidae, found from Colombia to Argentina. [1]
This Neotropical species has been formally documented in Peru to construct an elaborate, non-linear stabilimentum from detritus and silk that visually mimics a larger spider. This specific "decoy spider" behavior is hypothesized to be an advanced defense mechanism against visual predators. [2]
