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Reddish colouration in a Green spider: evolutionary origin and subsequent adaptation
Author(s) -
Neck Raymond W.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1978.tb03281.x
Subject(s) - biology , spider , adaptation (eye) , zoology , ecology , evolutionary biology , neuroscience
The Green lynx spider, Peucetia viridans , is normally coloured a uniform green. An individual heavily suffused with reddish pigment was collected from a reddish flower. Origin of the ability to match the colour of a non‐native flower is discussed in relation to a recent study on spider colouration.