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2 unusual facts about Trite planiceps


Phormium tenax

The jumping spider Trite planiceps lives predominantly in the rolled-up leaves of this species.

Trite planiceps

As T. planiceps lives in low altitudes, this could be an adaptation to cool overcast winters, where they need to survive within the dim recesses of rolled-up leaves of New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax) and similar plants.



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