Pensacolops
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Pensacolops is a spider
genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders), with only one species that occurs in Brazil
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root -ops "to look like". The species name is from Latin rubrus "red" and vittatus "striped".
Spider
Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders), with only one species that occurs in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
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Name
The genus name is derived from the salticid genus Pensacola and the GreekGreek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
root -ops "to look like". The species name is from Latin rubrus "red" and vittatus "striped".