Phrynus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Amblypygi |
Family: | Phrynidae |
Genus: |
Phrynus Lamarck, 1801 |
Phrynus is a genus of Amblypygi found in tropical and subtropical regions, mostly in the new world.
Like other species of Amblypygi, Phrynus species are dorso-ventrally flattened arachnids with elongate, antenniform front legs used to navigate their environment and communicate with conspecifics. Individuals capture prey using raptorial pedipalps. Phrynus species vary in size, from the small Phrynus marginemaculatus to the larger Phrynus longipes. At least one species of Phrynus is territorial and cannibalistic (Phrynus longipes).