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  2. Argiope aurantia - Wikipedia

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    Argiope aurantia is a species of spider, commonly known as the yellow garden spider, [2][3] black and yellow garden spider, [4] golden garden spider, [5] writing spider, zigzag spider, zipper spider, black and yellow argiope, corn spider, Steeler spider, or McKinley spider. [6] The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1833.

  3. Spider - Wikipedia

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    Mygalomorphae. Araneomorphae. See Spider taxonomy. Diversity [1] 134 families, c. 52,000 species. Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight limbs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, [2] and spinnerets that extrude silk. [3] They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...

  4. Orb-weaver spider - Wikipedia

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    Orb-weaver spiders are members of the spider family Araneidae. They are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, fields, and forests. The English word "orb" can mean "circular", [1] hence the English name of the group. Araneids have eight similar eyes, hairy or spiny legs, and no stridulating organs.

  5. Dolomedes - Wikipedia

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    Dolomedes / dɒləˈmiːdiːz / is a genus of large spiders of the family Pisauridae. They are also known as fishing spiders, raft spiders, dock spiders or wharf spiders. Almost all Dolomedes species are semiaquatic, with the exception of the tree-dwelling D. albineus of the southeastern United States. Many species have a striking pale stripe ...

  6. Spider anatomy - Wikipedia

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    External anatomy. The underside and head of a female spider. Spiders, unlike insects, have only two main body parts (tagmata) instead of three: a fused head and thorax (called a cephalothorax or prosoma) and an abdomen (also called an opisthosoma). The exception to this rule are the assassin spiders in the family Archaeidae, whose cephalothorax ...

  7. Recluse spider - Wikipedia

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    Recluse spider. The recluse spiders (Loxosceles (/ lɒkˈsɒsɪliːz /), also known as brown spiders, fiddle-backs, violin spiders, and reapers, is a genus of spiders that was first described by R. T. Lowe in 1832. [4] They are venomous spiders known for their bite, which sometimes produces a characteristic set of symptoms known as loxoscelism.

  8. Goliath birdeater - Wikipedia

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    The Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi) belongs to the tarantula family Theraphosidae. Found in northern South America, it is the largest spider in the world by mass (175 g (6.2 oz)) and body length (up to 13 cm (5.1 in)), and second to the giant huntsman spider by leg span. [1] It is also called the Goliath tarantula or Goliath bird-eating ...

  9. Huntsman spider - Wikipedia

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    Bertkau, 1872[1] Diversity [2] 88 genera, 1363 species. Huntsman spiders, members of the family Sparassidae (formerly Heteropodidae), are known by this name because of their speed and mode of hunting. [citation needed] They catch their prey by hunting rather than in webs. [3] They are also called giant crab spiders because of their size and ...

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