2,675 observations
Micaria
Micaria
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Arthropoda ›Class: Arachnida ›Order: Araneae ›Family: Gnaphosidae ›
About
Micaria is a genus of ground spiders of the family Gnaphosidae which is found in the Holarctic, Indomalayan, Australasian and Afrotropical zoogeographic regions. The genus was first described in 1851 by the Swedish zoologist Niklas Westring. The type species of the genus is Micaria fulgens. These spiders often go by the common name of ant spiders due to their appearance which mimics ants. They hunt their prey on the ground and are mainly nocturnal, retiring to...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Micaria is Micaria.
- Micaria belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Micaria belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- Micaria belongs to the class Arachnida.
- Micaria belongs to the order Araneae.
- Micaria belongs to the family Gnaphosidae.