Cattleya aclandiae Cattleya aclandiae Cattleya aclandiae ("Lady Ackland's cattleya") is a species of orchid from the genus "Cattleya", named in honor of Lady Lydia Elizabeth Ackland, wife of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet who was the first European to grow the plant successfully. The illustration of the plant which accompanied its first description was based on a drawing by Lady Ackland. The genus was named in honour of William Cattley, a prominent British merchant and horticulturist. "Cattleya aclandiae" is found growing on tree limbs and trunks in the Brazilian state of Bahia. It has a very small natural range and is
Portia labiata and from Sagada, both in the Philippines, have slightly different hunting tactics, and Los Baños has some very dangerous prey spiders. In laboratory tests, Los Baños "P. labiata"s rely more on trial and error than Sagada "P. labiata"s in finding ways to vibrate the prey's web and thus lure or distract the prey. Around Los Baños the web-building "Scytodes pallida", which preys on jumping spiders, is very abundant. All members of the genus "Scytodes" spit a sticky gum on prey and potential threats, and this can immobilise a "Portia" long enough for the "Scytodes" to wrap the "Portia" in silk