Global InformationCebrennus rechenbergi information
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| Cebrennus rechenbergi in action | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Cebrennus |
| Species: | C. rechenbergi
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| Cebrennus rechenbergi Peter Jäger, 2014
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| Map of Morocco with the Errachidia Province in dark red, the region where Cebrennus rechenbergi lives | |
Cebrennus rechenbergi, also known as the Moroccan flic-flac spider and cartwheeling spider,[1] is a species of huntsman spider indigenous to the sand dunes of the Erg Chebbi desert in Morocco. If provoked or threatened it can escape by doubling its normal walking speed using forward or backward flips similar to acrobatic flic-flac movements used by gymnasts.[2][3] C. rechenbergi is the only spider known to use this unique form of rolling locomotion.[4] The discovery of the Moroccan flic-flac spider has influenced biomimetic robot research, resulting in the development of an experimental robot based on the spider's motion.[5][6]
- ^ Goldstein, Jack (3 September 2014). 101 Amazing Facts about Spiders: ...and other arachnids. Andrews UK Limited. p. 16. ISBN 9781783339396.
- ^ Prostak, Sergio (May 6, 2014). "Cebrennus rechenbergi: Cartwheeling Spider Discovered in Morocco". Sci-News.com. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
nytwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Bröhl, Ilona; Judith Jördens (28 April 2014). "THE MOROCCAN FLIC-FLAC SPIDER: A GYMNAST AMONG THE ARACHNIDS". Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Jägerwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ King, R.S. (2013). BiLBIQ: A Biologically Inspired Robot with Walking and Rolling Locomotion. Biosystems and Biorobotics. 2. Springer, Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-642-34681-1 doi:10.1007/978-3-642-34682-8