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There are at least 220 genera and 2,200 described species in Ptinidae worldwide. [1] The family includes spider beetles and deathwatch beetle, [2] as well as the cigarette, drugstore and furniture beetles. The Ptinidae family species are hard to identify because they are so small, and they have a compact body structure.
Some species have long legs, antennae that can seem like an additional pair of legs, and a body shape that may appear superficially like that of a spider. [4] The larvae and the adults of most spider beetles are scavengers on dry plant or animal matter, but some species are known to be myrmecophilic, or ant affiliates. [4]
Joro spiders from East Asia are weaving their way into the U.S. landscape. Understand their habits, habitats, and how they affect local ecosystems.
Misumena vatia is a species of crab spider found in Europe and North America. In North America, it is called the goldenrod crab spider or flower (crab) spider, [1] as it is commonly found hunting in goldenrod sprays and milkweed plants. They are called crab spiders because of their unique ability to walk sideways as well as forwards and backwards.
Wolf spider. What they look like: With over 200 species of wolf spiders crawling around, it’s no wonder that they range in size and appearance. “The largest species can be up to an inch and a ...
Joro spiders typically eat a variety of insects, such as flies, mosquitoes, beetles, moths and other small flying insects that get caught in their webs. They can also indulge in a butterfly if ...
The embiopteran Aposthonia ceylonica has been found living inside a colony of the Indian cooperative spider, probably feeding on algae growing on the spider sheetweb, and two webspinner species have been discovered living in the outer covering of termites' nests, where their silk galleries may protect them from attack.
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