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The magnolia green jumper is small for a jumping spider, with adult females measuring 7-8mm and adult males 5-6mm. [3] Most specimens appear as a pale, partially translucent green (from which they derive a part of their taxonomic and common names) with a small fringe of scales which may appear red, orange, yellow or white on the crown of the head, framing the eyes. [3]
Thomisus spectabilis, also known as the white crab spider or Australian crab spider, is a small spider found in Australia and far east Asia. [1] The body length of the female is up to 10 mm, the male 6.2 mm. Including legs, the spider is around 3 cm across. [2] This spider is usually white, though sometimes may appear yellow.
In some cases the spider vibrates the web of other spiders, mimicking the struggle of trapped prey to lure the host closer. Pholcids prey on Tegenaria funnel weaver spiders, and are known to attack and eat redback spiders, huntsman spiders and house spiders. [10] [11] A cellar spider which has captured a house spider, in a domestic setting.
Enoplognatha ovata, the common candy-striped spider, is a species of spider belonging to the family Theridiidae. Their scientific name derives from the latin word 'ovatus' which means egg-shaped. [1] Despite its small size, this is a formidable predator which can prey on insects many times its size.
Anapidae is a family of rather small spiders with 233 described extant species in 59 genera. [1] It includes the former family Micropholcommatidae as the subfamily Micropholcommatinae, [2] and the former family Holarchaeidae. Most species are less than 2 millimetres (0.079 in) long. [3]
Icius nigricaudus is a small slender spider. The male has a carapace that is between 1.3 and 1.4 mm (0.05 and 0.06 in) long and 0.9 and 1.0 mm (0.04 and 0.04 in) wide. It is oval, low with a back that is particularly sloped.
Patu marplesi is a species of small spiders, endemic to Samoa. [1] It is considered the smallest spider in the world, as male legspan is 0.46 mm (0.018 in). [2] [3]It also has the largest sex organs to body size ration of any spider species, the size of its sex organs tend to be a hindrance to mating rather than an advantage.
Oonops domesticus is a tiny spider (males about 1.5 mm, females 2 mm) from Western Europe to Russia. It is a bleak light red, with a reddish to whitish abdomen. It is found only in buildings [citation needed], where it builds a retreat in corners and between old paper. It hunts at night, probably with booklice as their common prey. Its ...