Arctosa cinerea
| Arctosa cinerea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Arctosa |
| Species: | A. cinerea
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| Binomial name | |
| Arctosa cinerea Fabricius, 1777
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| Subspecies | |
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Arctosa cinerea obscura (Franganillo, 1913) — Spain | |
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Arctosa cinerea is one of the most conspicuous
palearctic distribution and also found in Congo.[1] The spider reaches a length of 17 mm (males only 14 mm), and occurs only on sandy beaches of rivers, lakes and oceans. Its grey-brown color makes for a good camouflage, and so it is not often seen, even if it wanders around during daylight. They dig holes in the ground, which they cover with silk
, or hide under rocks.
Name
The species name cinereus is derived from Latin cinis ash, meaning "ashen".
References
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- ^ "Arctosa_cinerea". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 27 July 2017.