Sinopoda scurion

Sinopoda scurion is a species of huntsman spider discovered in 2012 in a Laotian cave. It has a leg span of about 6 centimetres (2.4 in) and a body span of about 12 millimetres (0.47 in). It is the first recorded huntsman spider to lack eyes.[1] Due to its dark cave habitat, it has no requirement of vision for hunting.[2]

Sinopoda scurion
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Sinopoda
Species:
S. scurion
Binomial name
Sinopoda scurion
Jäger, 2012

Discovery and naming

Sinopoda scurion was found in a cave in Laos, around 100 km away from the Xe Bang Fai cave.[2]

The eyeless huntsman spider was named after the Swiss company Scurion that makes headlamps for cavers.[2]

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