Euophrys omnisuperstes

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name = "Euophrys omnisuperstes"


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Arachnida
ordo = Araneae
subordo = Araneomorphae
familia = Salticidae
genus = "Euophrys"
species = "E. omnisuperstes"
binomial = "Euophrys omnisuperstes"
binomial_authority = Wanless, 1975
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"Euophrys omnisuperstes" (the specific name means "standing above everything") is a small black jumping spider that lives at elevations of up to 6,700 meters on Mount Everest, making it possibly the highest known permanent resident on earth. They are known to lurk in crevices among rocky debris. They feed on tiny creatures that consume plant materials blown up from lower altitudesHillyard 1994] .

Footnotes

References

* Wanless, F. R. (1975). Spiders of the family Salticidae from the upper slopes of Everest and Makalu. "Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc." 3:132-136.
* Prószyński, J. (1976). Studium systematyczno-zoogeograflczne nad rodzina Salticidae (Aranei) Regionów Palearktycznego i Nearktycznego. "Wyzsza Szkola Pedagogiczna Siedlcach" 6:1-260. (Polish)
* (1994): "The book of the spider: from arachnophobia to the love of spiders". Hutchinson, London.
* Fumigants & Pheromones 64 (2002). [http://www.insectslimited.com/Issue%2064.pdf PDF]
* (2008): [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html The world spider catalog] , version 9.0. "American Museum of Natural History".

External links

* [http://salticidae.org/salticid/diagnost/euophrys/omnisup.htm Diagnostic drawings]
* [http://www.oeko-msc.de/EUOPHRYS-FRONTALIS.jpgPicture]
* Natural History Museum: [http://piclib.nhm.ac.uk/piclib/www/comp.php?
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