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  2. Selenopidae - Wikipedia

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    Selenopidae, also called wall crab spiders, wall spiders [1] and flatties, [2] is a family of nocturnal, free-ranging, araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1897. [3] [4] It contains over 281 species in nine genera, of which Selenops is the most well-known. This family is just one of several families whose English name ...

  3. Spitting spider - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Scytodes thoracica - Wikipedia

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    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

  5. The 10 Most Common House Spiders to Look Out For, According ...

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    Spiders are beneficial bugs that help control other pest insects such as flies, adult mosquitoes, ants, etc.” Capture and release can look like using a cup and a piece of paper to capture and ...

  6. Cithaeronidae - Wikipedia

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    Cithaeronidae is a small family of araneomorph spiders first described by Simon in 1893 [1] Female Cithaeron are about 5 to 7 millimetres (0.20 to 0.28 in) long, males about 4 millimetres (0.16 in). [2] They are pale yellowish, fast-moving spiders that actively hunt at night and rest during the day, building silken retreats below rocks. [3]

  7. ‘Infested’ Review: Effective French Chiller Unleashes Spiders ...

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    In an odd quirk of distribution timing, this month has seen the arrival of no less than two imported, semi-comedic thrillers featuring decrepit apartment building invaded by giant spiders. Already ...

  8. Deinopidae - Wikipedia

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    Deinopidae, also known as net casting spiders, is a family of cribellate [1] spiders first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1850. [2] It consists of stick-like elongated spiders that catch prey by stretching a web across their front legs before propelling themselves forward.

  9. Palpimanidae - Wikipedia

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    Palpimanidae, also known as palp-footed spiders, is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1890. [1] They are widely distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, the Mediterranean and one in Uzbekistan , but not Australia .