Zenodorus swiftorum
| Swifts' ant-hunter | |
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| Female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Zenodorus |
| Species: | Z. swiftorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Zenodorus swiftorum (Zhang & Maddison, 2012)[1]
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Zenodorus swiftorum is a species of ant-hunting jumping spider found in Papua New Guinea and northern Australia.[1]The common name is Swifts' ant-hunter, and was named in honour of Kristin Swift and John Swift who supported Conservation International in New Guinea.[2] Zenodorus swiftorum is common but variable across tropical Australia and countries to the north. Females are slightly larger than males.[2]
Gallery
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Swifts' ant-hunter with a captured wasp
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Zenodorus swiftorum (Zhang & Maddison, 2012)". World Spider Catalog. NMBE. 2012. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ a b Whyte, Robert; Anderson, Greg (2017). A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia. Clayton South Vic: CSIRO publishing. p. 285. ISBN 9780643107076.
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