| Cyclosa longicauda | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Cyclosa |
| Species: | C. longicauda
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyclosa longicauda (Taczanowski, 1878)1
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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
References
References
- "Taxon details Cyclosa longicauda (Taczanowski, 1878)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2025-11-21
- Olah, George; Torres, Phillip J.; Pomerantz, Aaron F.; Kirby, Richard; Baxter, Simon; Grados, Juan; Reeves, Lawrence E. (2025). "Cyclosa Menge, 1866 (Araneidae) Orb-Weavers Build Stabilimenta That Resemble Larger Spiders". Ecology and Evolution. 15 (11) e72371. doi:10.1002/ece3.72371. ISSN 2045-7758. PMC 12589895. PMID 41209359.