Thanatus flavidus explained

Thanatus flavidus is a spider in the family Philodromidae, native to Greece, Ukraine and European Russia. It has been noted for hunting bedbugs.^[1] The males have been filmed biting the females legs, binding her body with silk and mating. Once mating has finished the male runs away.^[2]

See also

• List of Philodromidae species

References

• Lorando . N. T. . 1929 . A biological method of destroying bedbugs . Scientific Monthly . 29 . 3. 265–68 . 1929SciMo..29..265L.

Notes and References

1. Medicine: Bedbug Hunters . . 1929-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090406121604/http://timeinc8-sd11.websys.aol.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,737831,00.html . 2009-04-06. Original version, while available, requires subscription, archived copy does not. (Thanatus is misspelled Thanatos in the article.)
2. Learn . Joshua Rapp . Some male spiders tie up females to avoid being eaten . New Scientist . 3309 . 21 November 2021 . 18.