A stowaway from Cyprus; Heteropoda venatoria Linnaeus, 1767 (Araneae, Sparassidae)

It is a known phenomenon that the circulation of alien species increases due to many different variables such as the increase in human commercial activities, the ease of travel between continents, and the decrease in their duration. Pantropical origin Heteropoda venatoria, due to its synanthropic te...

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Published in:	Commagene journal of biology Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 96 - 97
Main Authors:	Kunt,Kadir Boğaç, Basat,Kemal, Özkütük,Recep Sulhi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Adıyaman Bilimsel Araştırmalar Derneği 2021
Subjects:	Biyoloji Adıyaman Türkiye Giant crab spider alien species yabancı tür exotic Dev yengeç örümceği örümcek egzotik spider
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Summary:	It is a known phenomenon that the circulation of alien species increases due to many different variables such as the increase in human commercial activities, the ease of travel between continents, and the decrease in their duration. Pantropical origin Heteropoda venatoria, due to its synanthropic tendencies, is a spider species that is inclined to travel frequently and to disperse in the geographies it reaches. In this brief paper, a female Heteropoda venatoria that arrived from Japan to Cyprus via a merchant ship is presented.
ISSN:	2602-456X
DOI:	10.31594/commagene.876703