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The Thomisidae are a family of spiders, including about 170 genera and over 2,100 species. The common name crab spider is often linked to species in this family, but is also applied loosely to many other families of spiders. Many members of this family are also known as flower spiders or flower crab spiders. [3]
Migidae, also known as tree trapdoor spiders, is a family of spiders with about 100 species in eleven genera. They are small to large spiders with little to no hair and build burrows with a trapdoor. [1] Some species live in tree fern stems.
Paintings of Araneus angulatus from Svenska Spindlar of 1757, the first major work on spider taxonomy. Spider taxonomy is the part of taxonomy that is concerned with the science of naming, defining and classifying all spiders, members of the Araneae order of the arthropod class Arachnida, which has more than 48,500 described species. [1]
Anyphaenidae is a family of araneomorph spiders, sometimes called anyphaenid sac spiders or ghost spiders.They are distinguished from the sac spiders of the family Clubionidae and other spiders by having the abdominal spiracle placed one third to one half of the way anterior to the spinnerets toward the epigastric furrow on the underside of the abdomen.
Many spiders, but not all, build webs. Other spiders use a wide variety of methods to capture prey. Web: There are several recognised types of spider web. Spiral orb webs, associated primarily with the family Araneidae; Tangle webs or cobwebs, associated with the family Theridiidae; Funnel webs,
Nemesiidae is a family of mygalomorph [1] spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1889, [2] and raised to family status in 1985. Before becoming its own family, it was considered part of "Dipluridae". [3] The family is sometimes referred to as wishbone spiders due to the shape of their burrows. [4]
Spiders have woven their way into the mystical traditions and spiritual beliefs across cultures for centuries. These eight-legged architects of the natural world hold deep symbolic meaning beyond ...
Sicariidae is a family of six-eyed venomous spiders known for their potentially necrotic bites. The family consists of three genera and about 160 species . Well known spiders in this family include the brown recluse spider and the six-eyed sand spider .