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Philippine Oxytate ( Grass Crab Spiders ) by: chocovoices

Philippine Oxytate Grass Crab Spiders by: chocovoices
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Philippine Oxytate Grass Crab Spiders
The Oxytate genus, c...
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Philippine Oxytate Grass Crab Spiders by: chocovoices
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Philippine Oxytate Grass Crab Spiders
The Oxytate genus, commonly known as grass crab spiders, comprises a homogenous group of nocturnal crab spiders. The complete mitochondrial genome of the type species O. striatipes was determined in 2014.
Like other crab spiders, they are masters of ambush and disguise. They stalk their prey at night, from an ambush position on a grass stem or from the underside of a leaf. They can sense the vibrations caused by invertebrates moving on the leaf's upper side, and quickly pounce on the victim.While in ambush on twigs or grass, the short hind legs hold onto the stem, while the long anterior legs are stretched forward. Their bite is not harmful to humans, unless it would cause an allergic reaction.
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