Carparachne
| Carparachne | |
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| Carparachne aureoflava, the Wheel Spider | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: |
Carparachne Lawrence, 1962 |
| Type species | |
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Carparachne alba Lawrence, 1962 |
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| Species | |
| Diversity | |
| 2 species | |
Carparachne is a genus of huntsman spiders found in Namibia. The genus was first described by Reginald Frederick Lawrence in 1962.
The Golden wheel spider, C. aureoflava, is special in using cartwheeling as a means of locomotion on a hot, sandy ground, similar to the related Cebrennus rechenbergi, which uses a flic-flac motion.
According to The World Spider Catalog, Version 12.5:
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