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Generation: 2

 

	Phenotype	Genotype	Phenotype	Genotype
Body	plastic cup	Bb
Legs	coffee stirrers	dd
Eyes	colored buttons	gg
Pincher Tail	colored striped straw	Pp

 

General Information

                                                     

 

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class:     Arachnida

 

Genus:    Octopoda

Species: pinchustailus

Scientific Name: Octopoda pinchustailus

Common Name: Surprise Attack Spider

 

Habitat: This feisty spider resides in underground tunnels in the plains of the Mid-Western United States. The spider is an unwelcome guest for the field mice who also live in the corn and wheat fields. The spider waits for the field mice to return home to their burrows and attacks them at the entrance.

 

Food Source: Field mice

 

Predators:       Hawks

 

Structural Adaptations: The Pincher Tail is used by the spider to greet the unsuspecting field mice when they return to their burrows. The prey are pierced and killed by the pincher tail. The spider then drags the prey to its tunnel.