Thursday, April 14, 2005

Hawaiian Happyface Spider - Theridion grallator

Cuando estaba en la primaria me dijeron que no fuera a un parque porque habia grava roja, y ahi estaban los "cara de niño". No fue hasta años después que me enteré que son un tipo de arañas. Y hasta la fecha no he visto uno. O a lo mejor ya vi uno, pero nunca serán como en mi imaginación. Una araña con caras de bebes llorando en su espalda...


aunque después de ver esta araña hawaiiana no descarto totalmente la posibilidad.




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Happyface spiders were first recorded in 1900. The variety of happy face markings, range, and lifestyle have become known only since 1972. The bodies are less than 1/4 inch long. They live on the undersides of leaves in native wet forests and native rain forests at elevations of 1,000 to 6,000 feet. They have been discovered on O'ahu, Moloka'i, Maui, and the Big Island of Hawai'i. They rest immobile during the day and move about to catch prey at night. The following images illustrate the rich variation in color pattern among different populations of this species.


Hawaiian Happyface Spider - Theridion grallator

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