Anelosimus dude is a species of spider in the family Theridiidae. It is native to Tanzania, having only been found in the Udzungwa Scarp Forest Reserve[1] and Mazumbai Forest Reserve. It is closely related to Anelosimus biglebowski. The name A. dude derives from "The Dude", a character in the 1998 film The Big Lebowski.[2]
^In the publication of the find, Agnarsson and Zhang (2006), this was described as "Uzungwa Scarp Forest Reserve"
^Agnarsson, Ingi; Zhang, Jun-Xia. "New species of Anelosimus (Araneae: Theridiidae) from Africa and Southeast Asia, with notes on sociality and color polymorphism" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1147: 1–34. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
related to Anelosimus biglebowski. The name A. dude derives from "The Dude", a character in the 1998 film The Big Lebowski. Anelosimusdude ranges in size...
African spider are named after the film and main character: Anelosimus biglebowski and Anelosimusdude, both described in 2006. Additionally, an extinct Permian...
Anelosimus is a cosmopolitan genus of cobweb spiders (Theridiidae), currently containing 74 species. Anelosimus is a key group in the study of sociality...
a sex ratio of 2.5 females to 1 male. Habitat range is similar to Anelosimusdude, which is also close genetically. In the publication of the find, Agnarsson...
S2CID 84463593. Agnarsson, Ingi; Zhang, Jun-Xia (2006). "New species of Anelosimus (Araneae: Theridiidae) from Africa and Southeast Asia, with notes on sociality...
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