Alpaida variabilis explained

Alpaida variabilis is a species of spider known for living in wetlands.^[1]

Description

A small spider, characterized by having hairless bodies; an orange, yellow, or red carapace, often having dark patterns.^[2]

Range

This spider is found in Colombia^[3] and Argentina.^[4] May be found in other countries, although limited to the neotropics.

Habitat

Found in the grass of more water dense environments such as wetlands.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alpaida variabilis . 2023-01-02 . iNaturalist . en-US.
2. Book: Harvard University. . Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College . University . Harvard . 1985 . The Museum . 151 . Cambridge, Mass.
3. Web site: NMBE - World Spider Catalog . 2023-01-02 . wsc.nmbe.ch.
4. Ramirez . Martin . Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" (MACN). Arachnology National Collection (MACNAr) . 10.15468/kisys2.
5. Martínez . Natalia María Ramírez . Ortíz . Juliana Rodríguez . Salinas . Maria del Pilar Urrego . Aguas . Cristian Camilo Gonzalez . Artropofauna de las Reservas Distritales de Humedal de Bogotá, D.C. . 10.15472/yrmtmu.