Madagascarchaea gracilicollis

Madagascarchaea gracilicollis is a member of the family Archaeidae,^[1] assassin spiders. It is merely 2 mm long and catches other spiders with venomous fangs at the end of its hugely elongated jaws (chelicerae).

Madagascarchaea gracilicollis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Archaeidae
Genus:	Madagascarchaea
Species:	M. gracilicollis
Binomial name
Madagascarchaea gracilicollis (Millot, 1948)[1]
Synonyms[1]
Archaea gracilicollis Millot, 1948 Eriauchenius gracilicollis (Millot, 1948)

These animals normally run upside down.^[2]

Etymology

From Latin gracilis "slender" and collum "neck".

Distribution

This species is endemic to Madagascar.^[1]