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==Description== |
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The species was named in honor of [[Ingo Rechenberg]], [[bionics]] professor at the [[Technische Universität Berlin]], who first collected specimens of this species<ref name=" |
The species was named in honor of [[Ingo Rechenberg]], [[bionics]] professor at the [[Technische Universität Berlin]], who first collected specimens of this species in 2009.<ref name="nyt">Bhanoo, Sindya N. (4 May 2014). [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/06/science/a-desert-spider-with-astonishing-moves.html A Desert Spider With Astonishing Moves]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved 17 July 2014.</ref> Unlike ''[[Carparachne aureoflava]]'', a huntsman spider from the [[Namib desert]], which uses passive [[cartwheeling]] as a form of locomotion, ''C. rechenbergi'' actively propels itself off the ground, followed by a series of rapid flic-flac movements of its legs.<ref name="senck"/> This way, the spider can even move uphill with ease.<ref name="senck"/> |
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''C. rechenbergi'' constructs a long tube in the sand, made of sand and silk, using its feelers and specialized, elongated bristles.<ref name="scin"/> This offers protection from the sun and predators.<ref name="senck"/> It is most closely related to the [[Tunisia|Tunisian]] ''[[Cebrennus villosus]]'', which does not flic-flac.<ref name="senck"/> |
''C. rechenbergi'' constructs a long tube in the sand, made of sand and silk, using its feelers and specialized, elongated bristles.<ref name="scin"/> This offers protection from the sun and predators.<ref name="senck"/> It is most closely related to the [[Tunisia|Tunisian]] ''[[Cebrennus villosus]]'', which does not flic-flac.<ref name="senck"/> |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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*Bhanoo, Sindya N. (4 May 2014). [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/06/science/a-desert-spider-with-astonishing-moves.html A Desert Spider With Astonishing Moves]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved 17 July 2014. |
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*Hays, Brooks (6 May 2014). [http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2014/05/06/Cartwheeling-spider-inspires-robot/8981399395704/ Robot mimics cartwheel movement of desert spider]. United Press International. |
*Hays, Brooks (6 May 2014). [http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2014/05/06/Cartwheeling-spider-inspires-robot/8981399395704/ Robot mimics cartwheel movement of desert spider]. United Press International. |
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* {{aut|Platnick, Norman I.}} (2014): [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html The world spider catalog], version 14.5. ''American Museum of Natural History''. |
* {{aut|Platnick, Norman I.}} (2014): [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html The world spider catalog], version 14.5. ''American Museum of Natural History''. |
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Cebrennus rechenbergi Peter Jäger, 2014
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Cebrennus rechenbergi is a nocturnal huntsman spider native to Morocco's southeastern sand desert, Erg Chebbi.[1] It was first described in 2014 by Peter Jäger, arachnologist at the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt. Its common name, Moroccan flic-flac spider, derives from its unusual form of locomotion on the sand dunes it inhabits, flic-flacking in order to evade threats, such as camel spiders or scorpions.[1] It can reach speeds of up to 2 m/s, twice as fast as when walking.[1] C. rechenbergi is the only spider known to use such a form of locomotion.[2]
Description
The species was named in honor of Ingo Rechenberg, bionics professor at the Technische Universität Berlin, who first collected specimens of this species in 2009.[3] Unlike Carparachne aureoflava, a huntsman spider from the Namib desert, which uses passive cartwheeling as a form of locomotion, C. rechenbergi actively propels itself off the ground, followed by a series of rapid flic-flac movements of its legs.[2] This way, the spider can even move uphill with ease.[2]
C. rechenbergi constructs a long tube in the sand, made of sand and silk, using its feelers and specialized, elongated bristles.[1] This offers protection from the sun and predators.[2] It is most closely related to the Tunisian Cebrennus villosus, which does not flic-flac.[2]
Spider robot
Rechenberg later developed Tabbot (named after the Berber word for spider, "tabacha"), a 25 cm long model of a spider robot, inspired by his find. It can move along by turning somersaults as well as by walking. He envisions possible uses for the robot "in agriculture, on the ocean floor, or even on Mars".[2]
See also
- The Golden Wheel spider, Carparachne aureoflava, another Huntsman spider from the Namib desert, uses cartwheeling for locomotion.
References
- ^ a b c d Prostak, Sergio (6 May 2014). Cebrennus rechenbergi: Cartwheeling Spider Discovered in MoroccoCebrennus rechenbergi: Cartwheeling Spider Discovered in Morocco. Sci-News.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f Bröhl, Ilona; Judith Jördens (28 April 2014). The Moroccan Flic-Flac Spider: a Gymnast among the Arachnids. Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung. Press release. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ Bhanoo, Sindya N. (4 May 2014). A Desert Spider With Astonishing Moves. The New York Times. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
Further reading
- Hays, Brooks (6 May 2014). Robot mimics cartwheel movement of desert spider. United Press International.
- Platnick, Norman I. (2014): The world spider catalog, version 14.5. American Museum of Natural History.
- Zootaxa: "Cebrennus Simon, 1880 (Araneae: Sparassidae): a revisionary up-date with the description of four new species and an updated identification key for all species" - doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3790.2.4