Cebrennus rechenbergi
| Cebrennus rechenbergi | |
|---|---|
| Cebrennus rechenbergi in action | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Cebrennus |
| Species: | C. rechenbergi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cebrennus rechenbergi Peter Jäger, 2014 | |
| 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, 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. C. rechenbergi is the only spider known to use this unique form of rolling locomotion. 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.
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