Aname diversicolor
| Aname diversicolor | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Anamidae |
| Genus: | Aname |
| Species: | A. diversicolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Aname diversicolor | |
Aname diversicolor, the black wishbone spider, is a species of burrowing arachnid found in southern Australia.
Description
A diplurine spider, family
Ecology
They are widespread in their distribution range, although rarely abundant. Males are encountered in urban environs during humid weather in summer, as this induces them to wander, but they are mostly sedentary and remain within their silk-lined accommodation.[2] Observation of the aggressive, large and black individuals is often mistaken as a dangerous and unrelated species of funnel-web spider genus Atrax,[2]
Only one arm of the burrow reaches the surface, the other may function as a refuge for the spider if inundated by flooding.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was first described as Dekana diversicolor by
They display a characteristic of a group the arachnologist Barbara York Main referred to as 'wishbone spiders', for the 'Y' or wishbone-shape of their burrows. This characteristic amongst some genera of Australian mygalomorph genera was regarded as convergent, rather than indicating a monophyletic alliance.[2]