More than 2200 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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Spiders of Zihuatanejo
ORDER ARANEAE
Florinda Spiders
Florinda (Genus)
-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)
-Chelicerates Subphylum Chelicerata
-Typical Spiders (Suborder Araneomorphae)
-Entelegyne Spiders (Infraorder Entelegynae)
-Orbweavers and Allies (Superfamily Araneoidea)
-Orbweavers (Family Araneidae)
-Dwarf, Sheetweb, and Hammock-web Spiders (Epifamily Linyphioidea)
-Sheetweb and Dwarf Weavers (Family Linyphiidae)
-Dwarf Spiders (Subfamily Erigoninae)
-Genus Florinda
These spiders typically build their webs between blades of grass that are close to the ground. They have two different parts of their web. The top part is intended to knock flying insects down, and the bottom sheet catches them in a non-sticky web where the spider attacks the prey.
Description
• Florinda is a genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae, a diverse group commonly known as sheet-web spiders or dwarf spiders. Members are generally small, with slender legs and relatively modest body sizes. Like many linyphiids, they are associated with fine silk webs that help intercept tiny arthropods. Their small size and often subdued colouration can make them difficult to notice among vegetation.
Range
• Florinda is a genus recorded in the Americas, including parts of North, Central and South America. It is treated here as present in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico.
Habitat
• Members of this genus inhabit terrestrial environments where low vegetation, grasses, shrubs and leaf litter provide sheltered places for web construction. They may occur in woodland edges, gardens and other vegetated habitats where small insects and other arthropods are abundant.
Diet
• Florinda species are predators that feed on tiny insects and other small arthropods. They use silk webs to intercept prey and then immobilise and consume captured animals.