This week’s critter is the Tailed Forest Spider.
Also called scorpion-tailed spiders or drag-tailed spiders, the female Tailed Forest Spider, Arachnura feredayi, has a long body that looks like an autumn leaf.
Females are up to six times bigger than males and spin long twig-like tubes out of forest detritus to house their eggs.
Female Tailed Forest Spider Photo: CC BY 4.0 Steve Kerr
