Mahura facts for kids
This article is about Mahuva (Surat district). For other uses, see Mahura (disambiguation).
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Agelenidae |
| Genus: | Mahura Forster & Wilton, 1973 |
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| M. turris Forster & Wilton, 1973 |
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Mahura is a group of tiny spiders found only in New Zealand. They are often called funnel weavers because of the shape of their webs. These spiders are quite small, usually only about 1.5 to 3.5 millimeters long. That's smaller than a grain of rice! They were first described by scientists Raymond Robert Forster and C. L. Wilton in 1973.
Types of Mahura Spiders
There are many different kinds of Mahura spiders. As of April 2019, scientists have identified eighteen different species! Each one is unique, but they all belong to the Mahura group.
- Mahura accola Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
- Mahura bainhamensis Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
- Mahura boara Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
- Mahura crypta Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
- Mahura detrita Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
- Mahura hinua Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
- Mahura musca Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
- Mahura rubella Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
- Mahura rufula Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
- Mahura scuta Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
- Mahura sorenseni Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
- Mahura southgatei Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
- Mahura spinosa Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
- Mahura spinosoides Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
- Mahura takahea Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
- Mahura tarsa Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
- Mahura turris Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
- Mahura vella Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
See also
In Spanish: Mahura para niños
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