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The spider usually strikes from a distance of 10 to 20 millimetres (0.39 to 0.79 in) and the entire attack sequence only lasts 1/700th of a second. [5] After making the capture, the spider typically bites the prey with venomous effect, and wraps it in the normal spider fashion with silk from the spinnerets. [6]
The spitting from which its name derives is used as a method of trapping prey [4] or escaping predators. [5] Sticky gum is expelled from their fangs and can be shot up to ten body lengths from the spider. [4] When the string of venomous substance is shot, anywhere from 5 to 17 parallel overlapping bands cover the meal and kill it.
Scytodes thoracica is a spitting spider, so called because it spits a venomous sticky silken substance over its prey.Its size ranges between 3–6 mm (0.12–0.24 in). The carapace is unusual in sloping upwards towards its rear end, whereas the abdomen slopes downwa
Scytodes globula, the Chilean tiger spider, is a predatory spider of the family Scytodidae.In Spanish, it is known as araña tigre, or "tiger spider", but is also well known as "long-legged spider" (because of the disproportional size of those members) or "spitting spider" (because of its hunting methods, in which it projects an extremely sticky web which immobilizes its prey).
Cyclocosmia ricketti; A habitat B–D habitus of female (XUC-2013-013) E abdomen, lateral view F posterior portion of opisthosoma, ventral view, showing spinnerets G female genitalia (XUC-2013-013), dorsal view H female genitalia (tianzishan-2016), dorsal view I showing opisthosomal disc in plugging position (XUC-2013-013) J–L abdomen, caudal view (J XUC-2013-013 K Tianzishan-2016 L C-2016-001).
Scytodes Latreille, 1804. S. adisi Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil; S. aethiopica Simon, 1907 — Ethiopia; S. affinis Kulczyński, 1901 — Ethiopia; S. aharonii ...
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Scytodes fusca, the brown spitting spider, is a species of spitting spider in the family Scytodidae. It is found in Central and Southern America, has been introduced into Europe, tropical Africa , Seychelles , Myanmar, China, Japan, and Hawaii.