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Cambridgea foliata, commonly known as New Zealand sheet-web spider, is a species of spider in the family Desidae. [1] These nocturnal, arboreal spiders are endemic to the North Island of New Zealand and build large horizontal sheet-webs with a large number of knock-down threads. [2] [1]
Cambridgea [1] (common name New Zealand sheetweb spider, bush spider) [2] is a spider genus in the family Desidae and some of the first endemic spiders described from New Zealand. [3] They are known for constructing large horizontal sheet webs measuring up to a square metre in larger species. [ 4 ]
The largest of New Zealand's species is Cambridgea foliata, with a body length up to 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) and a span of up to 15 centimetres (5.9 in). Hikers and trampers often find their sheet-like webs that can be up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) across, but the spider itself is nocturnal, spending the day time inside its web tunnel. [ 3 ]
Linyphiidae, spiders commonly known as sheet weavers (from the shape of their webs), or money spiders (in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Portugal) is a family of very small spiders comprising 4706 described species in 620 genera worldwide. [2] This makes Linyphiidae the second largest family of spiders after the ...
Porrhothele antipodiana, the black tunnelweb spider, is a species of mygalomorph spider that lives in New Zealand. It is the most common and widespread of several species in the genus Porrhothele , and is especially common in the greater Wellington region where the vagrant mature males are often encountered in or around dwellings.
The New Zealand spider with the largest leg span is the Nelson cave spider (Spelungula cavernicola), with a leg span of up to 13 centimetres (5.1 in) and a 3 centimetres (1.2 in) body length. The Australian white-tailed spider, first recorded in New Zealand in 1886, has been falsely attributed as the cause of many necrotising spider bites. [4]
The bowl and doily spider (Frontinella pyramitela) is a species of sheet weaver found in North and Central America. [1] It is a small spider , about 4 mm (0.16 in) long, that weaves a fairly complex and unique sheet web system consisting of an inverted dome shaped web, or "bowl," suspended above a horizontal sheet web, or "doily", hence its ...
This species of spider is extremely competitive and ready to invade foreign webs. They are knowledgeable in understanding that already existing spider webs are made in prey rich environments so there are always incoming resources. The species that are more likely to survive invading another's home are the larger sheet web spiders[3]. Diet