Caerostris (Araneidae: Araneae) cryptic diversity highlights the need for taxonomic expertise in the genomic era
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Caerostris (Araneidae: Araneae) cryptic diversity highlights the need for taxonomic expertise in the genomic era
Bark spiders (Caerostris Thorell, 1868, Araneidae Clerck, 1757) are large spiders distributed across the Old-World tropics. This genus was understudied until recently, but received more attention following the discovery of unique web evolution and biomaterial properties of its species. Caerostris are characterized by web gigantism, reaching extremes in Darwin’s Bark spider (C. darwini Kuntner & Agnarsson, 2010), which employs the toughest known …
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