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  2. 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. [6]

  3. 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

  4. Scytodes globula - Wikipedia

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    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).

  5. Poisonous brown recluse spiders are coming out of hiding for ...

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    Brown recluse spiders, or Loxosceles reclusas, are roughly the size of a quarter with their legs extended, and experts say the shy arachnid usually prefers to hide in dry, dark places, where there ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Scytodes - Wikipedia

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    Scytodes is a genus of spitting spiders that occur all around the world. The most widely distributed species is Scytodes thoracica, which originally had a palearctic distribution, but has been introduced to North America, Argentina, India, Australia, and New Zealand. [1] The genus was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804. [2]

  8. 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]

  9. Scytodes fusca - Wikipedia

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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.