| Huntsman spiders |
Huntsman spider | | Scientific classification | | | | Diversity | | 82 genera, 1009 species |
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Heteropoda
Holconia
Isopeda
Isopedella
Leucorchestris
Micrommata
Neosparassus
Olios
Pediana
Pseudopoda
Thelcticopis
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Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - spiders,scorpions, etc. ...
Extant orders Acarina Amblypygi Araneae Opiliones Palpigradi Pseudoscorpionida Ricinulei Schizomida Solifugae Uropygi Wikispecies has information related to: Arachnida Arachnids are a class (Arachnida) of joint-legged invertebrate animals in the subphylum Chelicerata. ...
Diversity 111 families, 40,000 species Suborders Mesothelae Mygalomorphae Araneomorphae See table of families Closeup image of a Wolf Spider Wikispecies has information related to: Spiders Spiders are predatory invertebrate animals that have two body segments, eight legs, no chewing mouth parts and no wings. ...
The Entelegynae are a subgroup of araneomorph spiders. ...
This page lists all described species of the spider family Sparassidae as of May 19, 2006. ...
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Diversity 4 species Species See text. ...
Diversity 177 species Species H. venatoria hundreds more The Heteropoda are a pantropical genus of spiders. ...
Diversity 8 species Type species Leucorchestris arenicola Lawrence, 1962 Species See text. ...
Diversity 6 species Type species Araneus virescens Clerck, 1757 Species See text. ...
Diversity 44 species Type species Themeropis severa L. Koch, 1875 Species See text. ...
| Huntsman spider is a common name given to the family Sparassidae (formerly Heteropodidae). The larger specimens of these spiders are called Wood Spiders in most parts of Australia, due to their common preference for inhabiting woody places (forest, mine shafts, etc). In biological classification, family (Latin: familia, plural familiae) is 1) a rank or 2) a taxon in that rank. ...
Genera Delena (Flat huntsman spider) Heteropoda (Brown huntsman spider) Holconia (Banded huntsman spider) Isopeda Isopedella Neosparassus (Shield hunstman spider) Pediana Numerous others, see links Huntsman spiders is a common name given to the family Sparassidae (formerly Heteropodidae). ...
These eight-eyed spiders are found in Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, the Mediterranean, Florida, and Hawaii, and possibly in many other tropical and semi-tropical regions. Very few spider species have a palearctic distribution. Diversity 111 families, 40,000 species Suborders Mesothelae Mygalomorphae Araneomorphae See table of families Closeup image of a Wolf Spider Wikispecies has information related to: Spiders Spiders are predatory invertebrate animals that have two body segments, eight legs, no chewing mouth parts and no wings. ...
Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ...
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Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area Ranked 22nd - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²) - Width 361 miles (582 km) - Length 447 miles (721 km) - % water 17. ...
Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area Ranked 43rd - Total 10,931 sq mi (29,311 km²) - Width n/a miles (n/a km) - Length 1,522 miles (2,450 km) - % water 41. ...
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Appearance
While frequently very large – in Laos, Heteropoda maxima males can attain a legspan of 250–300 mm (9.8–11.8 in) – and a bit fearsome-looking, Huntsman spiders are not deadly to humans. They do bite if provoked, but the victim will suffer only minor swelling and localised pain, and will recover in a day or two. Some larger types resemble tarantulas, and may be mistaken for them, as the Huntsman is related (which is why the term "Australian tarantula" has sometimes been used to describe them by the Natural History Museum in Sydney). Huntsmen can generally be identified by their legs, which, rather than being jointed vertically relative to the body, are twisted such that the legs extend forward in a crab-like fashion. A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ...
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Diversity 113 genera, 897 species Genera Subfamily Acanthopelminae Acanthopelma Subfamily Aviculariinae Avicularia Ephobopus Pachistopelma Tapinauchenius Subfamily Eumenophorinae Anoploscelus Batesiella Citharischius Encyocrates Eumenophorus Hysterocrates Loxomphalia Loxoptygus Monocentropus Myostola Phoneyusa Polyspina Subfamily Harpactirinae Ceratogyrus Coelogenium Eucratoscelus Harpactira Pterinochilus Subfamily Ischnocolinae Chaetopelma Cratorrhagus Heterothele Ischnocolus Nesiergus Plesiophrictus/Neoplesiophrictus Subfamily Ornithoctoninae Citharognathus Cyriopagopus Haplopelma...
The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920 in the City of Sydney. ...
Superfamilies Dromiacea Homolodromioidea Dromioidea Homoloidea Eubrachyura Raninoidea Cyclodorippoidea Dorippoidea Calappoidea Leucosioidea Majoidea Hymenosomatoidea Parthenopoidea Retroplumoidea Cancroidea Portunoidea Bythograeoidea Xanthoidea Bellioidea Potamoidea Pseudothelphusoidea Gecarcinucoidea Cryptochiroidea Pinnotheroidea * Ocypodoidea * Grapsoidea * An asterisk (*) marks the crabs included in the clade Thoracotremata. ...
Many Huntsman spiders are dull shades of brown or grey. Their legs are covered with fairly prominent spines, but the rest of their bodies appear smooth. They are frequently found in sheds, garages and other infrequently-disturbed places. The Banded Huntsman (Holconia) is larger and grey to brown with striped bands on its legs. The Badge Huntsman (Neosparassus) is larger still, and brown and hairy. Its bite will inflict the worst injury, and local swelling and pain may cause nausea, headache, vomiting and heart palpitations. The tropical or Brown Huntsman (Heteropoda) is also large and hairy, with mottled brown, white and black markings. The eyesight of these spiders is not nearly as good as that of the Salticidae (jumping spiders). Nevertheless, their vision is quite sufficient to detect approaching humans or other large animals from some distance. Heteropoda venatoria The Brown huntsman spider is found world-wide in tropical areas. ...
Genera Bagheera Corythalia Eris Freya Ghelna Habronattus Hentzia Lyssomanes Maevia Marpissa Messua Metacyrba Naphrys Paramarpissa Paraphidippus Phidippus Portia Salticus Sarinda Sassacus Sitticus Synemosyna Thiodina Zygoballus and many others The jumping spiders (Salticidae) are a family of spiders containing more than 4,000 species. ...
Habitat and distribution
Adult Huntsman spider on the underside of a log in Victoria, Australia | Members of the Huntsman family of spiders are very common in Australia, but also in many tropical and semi-tropical parts of the world. They have been introduced to many parts of the world, including China, Japan and southern parts of the United states, such as Florida and Puerto Rico. A species of Huntsman can be found in Hawaii, where it is commonly known as a Cane Spider. In general they are likely to be found wherever ships may bring them as unintended passengers to areas that are not too cold for them to survive in the winter. In southern Africa they are commonly known as rain spiders because of their tendency to seek shelter before rain storms, often entering human habitations when doing so. [1] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1600x1067, 729 KB) Huntsman spider on a log, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia If you are a (commercial) publisher and you want me to write you an email or paper mail giving you an authorization to use my works in your products...
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Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area Ranked 22nd - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²) - Width 361 miles (582 km) - Length 447 miles (721 km) - % water 17. ...
The Cane Spider (Heteropoda venatoria) is believed to have been introduced from Asia, and is commonly found in Hawaii. ...
As adults, Huntsman spiders do not build webs, but hunt and forage for food: their diet consists primarily of insects and other invertebrates. They live in the crevices of tree bark, but will frequently wander into homes and vehicles. They are able to travel extremely fast, and walk on walls and even on ceilings. They also tend to exhibit a "cling" reflex if picked up, making them difficult to shake off and much more likely to bite. The females are fierce defenders of their egg sacs and young. They will generally make a threat display if provoked, but if the warning is ignored they may attack and bite. Invertebrate is a term that describes any animal without a spinal column. ...
Toxicity and aggression In general, Huntsman spiders are not regarded as dangerous, and can be considered beneficial because they feed on insects (Many Australians will relocate Huntsmen to the garden rather than kill them). There have been reports of members of the genus Neosparassus (formerly called Olios) giving bites that have caused prolonged pain, inflammation, headache, vomiting and irregular pulse rate; however, a scientific study into the bite of these spiders did not note any severe or unusual symptoms resulting from confirmed Neosparassus bites [1]. It is unclear under what circumstances these spiders bite people, but it is known that female members of this family are quite brave in defending their egg sacs and their young.
Sound production in mating rituals Males of Heteropoda venatoria, one of the Huntsman spiders that seems to easily find its way around the world, have recently been found to deliberately make a sound when they are given reason to believe that females of their species are nearby. Their method of making sounds is unlike methods already observed in other species of spiders. The males anchor themselves firmly to the surface onto which they have crawled and then use their legs to vibrate their entire bodies. It appears that most of the sound emitted is actually produced by the strong vibrations of the two rearmost pairs of legs. The characteristic frequency of vibration and the pattern of bursts of sound seem to identify them to females of their species, who will approach if they are interested in mating [2].
Gallery
Genus Heteropoda | | Huntsman spider (Heteropoda venatoria) eating a cricket Download high resolution version (1024x992, 79 KB)Huntsman Spider Taken by User:Fir0002 File links The following pages link to this file: Wikipedia:Featured pictures visible Huntsman spider User:Duncharris User talk:Fir0002 Wikipedia:Featured pictures candidates/March-2005 Wikipedia:Picture of the day/Archive Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Huntsman...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (730x612, 435 KB) A huntsman spider. ...
| The same spider is carrying an empty egg case. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1187x1126, 871 KB) Photographed by Patrick Edwin Moran. ...
| Ventral aspect, showing epigynum and spinnerets. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (752x1566, 895 KB) Patrick Edwin Moran, Photographed 5 August 2005. ...
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Genus Micrommata M. virescens Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 547 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Huntsman spider Micrommata Micrommata virescens Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or...
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See also This page lists all described species of the spider family Sparassidae as of May 19, 2006. ...
Diversity 111 families Families see table The Araneae are an order of the arthropod class Arachnida with about 40,000 described species, although there are probably many species that have escaped the human eye to this day, and lots of specimen stored in collections waiting to be described and classified. ...
References - Bayram, A. (2001): Micrommata virescens (Clerck, 1757), a New Species for the Spider Fauna of Turkey (Araneae, Sparassidae). Turk J Zool 26:305-307 PDF
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Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - spiders,scorpions, etc. ...
Extant orders Acarina Amblypygi Araneae Opiliones Palpigradi Pseudoscorpionida Ricinulei Schizomida Solifugae Uropygi Wikispecies has information related to: Arachnida Arachnids are a class (Arachnida) of joint-legged invertebrate animals in the subphylum Chelicerata. ...
Diversity 111 families Families see table The Araneae are an order of the arthropod class Arachnida with about 40,000 described species, although there are probably many species that have escaped the human eye to this day, and lots of specimen stored in collections waiting to be described and classified. ...
The Liphistiidae are the most primitive living spiders, placed in their own suborder, called the Mesothelae. ...
The Liphistiidae are the most primitive living spiders, placed in their own suborder, called the Mesothelae. ...
Mygalomorphae: Actinopodidae - Antrodiaetidae - Atypidae - Barychelidae - Ctenizidae - Cyrtaucheniidae - Dipluridae - Hexathelidae - Idiopidae - Mecicobothriidae - Microstigmatidae - Migidae - Nemesiidae - Paratropididae - Theraphosidae Families Antrodiaetidae (folding trapdoor spider) Atypidae (atypical tarantula) Ctenizidae (trapdoor spider) Cyrtaucheniidae (wafer trapdoor spider) Dipluridae (funnel-web tarantula) Hexathelidae (venomous funnel-web tarantula) Mecicobothriidae (dwarf tarantulas) Theraphosidae (tarantula) The Mygalomorphae, (also called the Orthognatha), are an infraorder of spiders. ...
Diversity 3 genera, 41 species Genera Actinopus Missulena Plesiolena The spider family Actinopodidae is a family of mygalomorph spiders found in Australia, South America, and Central America. ...
Diversity 3 genera, 32 species Genera see text The folding trapdoor spiders (Antrodiaetidae) are a small spider family with about 30 species in three genera. ...
Families See Taxonomy section Spiders are invertebrate animals that produce silk, have eight legs and no wings. ...
Diversity 44 genera, 300 species Genera see text The Brushed trapdoor spiders (family Barychelidae) are a spider family with about 300 species in 44 genera. ...
Genera Bothriocyrtum Cyclocosmia Ummidia Trapdoor spiders (family Ctenizidae) are medium-sized mygalomorph spiders that construct burrows with a cork-like trapdoor made of soil, vegetation and silk. ...
Genera See text The wafer trapdoor spiders (family Cyrtaucheniidae) are a widespread family of spider that lacks the thorn-like spines on tarsi and metatarsi I and II (the two outermost leg segments) found in true trapdoor spiders (Ctenizidae). ...
Genera See text Funnel-web tarantulas (family Dipluridae) resemble other mygalomorphs in having downward stabbing fangs and two pairs of booklungs. ...
Genera Atrax Hadronyche The venomous funnel-web tarantulas (family Hexathelidae) are notorious for the inclusion of the Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus). ...
Diversity 22 genera, 273 species Genera see text Members of the spider family Idiopidae (superfamily Idiopoidea) have a large body that often looks rather like a tarantula. ...
Diversity 4 genera, 8 species Genera Hexura (Simon, 1884) Hexurella (Gertsch & Platnick, 1979) Mecicobothrium (Holmberg, 1882) Megahexura (Kaston, 1972) Dwarf tarantulas, also known as sheet funnel-web spiders are a type of spider from the family Mecicobothriidae. ...
Diversity 7 genera, 13 species Genera Envia Micromygale Microstigmata Ministigmata Pseudonemesia Spelocteniza Xenonemesia The Microstigmatidae are a small spider family with about 13 species in 7 genera. ...
Diversity 10 genera, 91 species Genera see text The tree trapdoor spiders (Migidae) are a spider family with about 90 species in 10 genera. ...
Diversity 39 genera, 337 species Genera see text The Nemesiidae are a spider family of the suborder Mygalomorphae, and the only member of the superfamily Nemesioidea. ...
Diversity 4 genera, 8 species Genera see text The Baldlegged spiders (Paratropididae) are a small spider family with eight species. ...
Genera Subfamily Acanthopelminae Acanthopelma Subfamily Aviculariinae Avicularia Subfamily Eumenophorinae Citharischius Phoneyusa Subfamily Harpactirinae Pterinochilus Subfamily Ischnocolinae Subfamily Ornithoctoninae Cyriopagopus Haplopelma Subfamily Poecilotheriinae Poecilotheria Subfamily Selenocosmiinae Chilobrachys Psalmopoeus Subfamily Selenogyrinae Subfamily Stromatopelminae Heteroscodra Subfamily Theraphosinae Acanthoscurria Aphonopelma Brachypelma Chromatopelma Eupalaestrus Grammostola Lasiodora Megaphobema Nhandu Theraphosa Subfamily Thrigmopoeinae Tarantulas are spiders belonging...
Araneomorphae: Agelenidae - Amaurobiidae - Ammoxenidae - Amphinectidae - Anapidae - Anyphaenidae - Araneidae - Archaeidae - Austrochilidae - Caponiidae - Chummidae - Cithaeronidae - Clubionidae - Corinnidae - Cryptothelidae - Ctenidae - Cyatholipidae - Cybaeidae - Cycloctenidae - Deinopidae - Desidae - Dictynidae - Diguetidae - Drymusidae - Dysderidae - Eresidae - Filistatidae - Gallieniellidae - Gnaphosidae - Gradungulidae - Hahniidae - Halidae - Hersiliidae - Holarchaeidae - Homalonychidae - Huttoniidae - Hypochilidae - Lamponidae - Leptonetidae - Linyphiidae - Liocranidae - Lycosidae - Malkaridae - Mecysmaucheniidae - Micropholcommatidae - Mimetidae - Miturgidae - Mysmenidae - Neolanidae - Nephilidae - Nesticidae - Nicodamidae - Ochyroceratidae - Oecobiidae - Oonopidae - Orsolobidae - Oxyopidae - Palpimanidae - Pararchaeidae - Periegopidae - Philodromidae - Pholcidae - Phyxelididae - Pimoidae - Pisauridae - Plectreuridae - Prodidomidae - Psechridae - Salticidae - Scytodidae - Segestriidae - Selenopidae - Senoculidae - Sicariidae - Sparassidae - Stenochilidae - Stiphidiidae - Symphytognathidae - Synaphridae - Synotaxidae - Telemidae - Tengellidae - Tetrablemmidae - Tetragnathidae - Theridiidae - Theridiosomatidae - Thomisidae - Titanoecidae - Trechaleidae - Trochanteriidae - Uloboridae - Zodariidae - Zoridae - Zorocratidae - Zoropsidae The Araneomorphae, previously called the Labidognatha, are a suborder of spiders. ...
Genera Agelena Agelenopsis Hololena Tegenaria The araneomorph funnel-web spiders of the family Agelenidae include the common grass spiders of the genus Agelenopsis, as well as the mildly venomous European hobo spider, Tegenaria agrestis, which has been introduced into the Pacific Northwest of the United States. ...
Amaurobiidae is a family of spider known as tangled nest spiders. Categories: Spiders | Invertebrate stubs ...
Diversity 4 genera, 18 species Genera see text The Ammoxenidae are a small spider family with 18 species in four genera. ...
Diversity 35 genera, 184 species Genera see text The Amphinectidae are a spider family with about 180 described species in 35 genera. ...
Diversity 34 genera, 144 species Genera see text The Anapidae are a spider family with 144 described species in 34 genera. ...
Diversity 56 genera, 508 species Genera Anyphaena Aysha Hibana many more The anyphaenid sac spiders (family Anyphaenidae) are distinguished from the sac spiders and other spiders by having the abdominal spiracle placed one third to one half of the way anterior to the spinnerets toward the epigastric furrow on the...
Genera many, see text The orb-weaver spiders (family Araneidae) are the familiar builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, fields and forests. ...
Diversity 3 genera, 25 species Genera see text The Archaeidae are a spider family with 25 described species in three genera. ...
Diversity 3 genera, 9 species Genera see text The Austrochilidae) are a small spider family with 9 species in three genera. ...
Genera Dysdera Orthonops Notnops Taintnops Tisentnops The caponiid spiders (family Caponiidae) include several genera of two eyed spiders, such as the North American genus Orthonops. ...
Diversity 1 genus, 2 species Genera see text The Chummidae are a tiny spider family with only two described species in one genus. ...
Diversity 2 genera, 6 species Genera see text The Cithaeronidae are a small spider family with only five species in two genera. ...
Genera Clubiona Elaver The sac spiders of the family Clubionidae have a very confusing taxonomic history. ...
Genera Castianeira Corinna Mazax Meriola Myrmecium Myrmecotypus Phrurolithus Phrurotimpus Trachelas The corinnid sac spiders (family Corinnidae), like the other clubionoid families, have a very confusing taxonomic history. ...
Diversity 1 genus, 10 species Genera see text The Cryptothelidae are a spider family with ten described species in a single genus. ...
Genera Phoneutria The wandering spiders used to refer to the genus Phoneutria but now usually refers to the entire family Ctenidae. ...
Diversity 23 genera, 58 species Genera see text The Cyatholipidae are a spider family with 58 described species in 23 genera. ...
Diversity 12 genera, 153 species Genera See text. ...
Diversity 5 genera, 36 species Genera see text The Cycloctenidae are a spider family with 36 described species in five genera. ...
Genera Deinopis The Ogre-faced spiders (family Deinopidae) consist of stick-like elongate spiders that build unusual webs that they suspend between the front legs. ...
The intertidal spiders of the family Desidae live in a very unusual location- between the tides. ...
The Dictynid spider is a Family of cribellate (hackled band-producing) spiders. ...
Genera Diguetia The coneweb spiders of the family Diguetidae are six-eyed haplogyne (lacking hardened female genitalia, or epigyne) spiders that live in tangled space webs. ...
Diversity 1 genus, 10 species Genera see text The Drymusidae are a small spider family with ten species in one genus. ...
Genera Cryptoparachtes Dasumia Dysdera Dysderocrates Folkia Harpactea Harpactocrates Holissus Hygrocrates Kaemis Mesostalita Minotauria Parachtes Parastalita Rhode Rhodera Sardostalita Speleoharpactea Stalagtia Stalita Stalitella Stalitochara Tedia The woodlouse hunters, sowbug-eating spiders or cell spiders, family Dysderidae, are araneomorph spiders found primarily in Eurasia, though extending into North Africa Dysderids have six...
Genera Eresus Gandanomeno Stegodyphus The velvet spiders (family Eresidae) are a small group (about 100 species in 10 genera) of almost totally Old World spiders (exception: a few species are known from Brazil). ...
Genera Afrofilistata Andoharano Filistata Filistatinella Filistatoides Kukulcania Lihuelistata Microfilistata Misionella Pikelinia Pritha Sahastata Tricalamus Wandella Yardiella Zaitunia The crevice weaver spiders (family Filistatidae) contain primitive cribellate, haplogyne, weavers of funnel or tube webs. ...
Diversity 10 genera, 48 species Genera see text The Gallieniellidae are a spider family with 48 species in ten genera. ...
Genera Cesonia Drassodes Gnaphosa Micaria Zelotes The ground spiders (family Gnaphosidae) include nearly 2000 species in over 100 genera worldwide. ...
Diversity 7 genera, 16 species Genera see text The Gradungulidae) are a small spider family with 16 species in seven genera. ...
The Dwarf Sheet Spider is a member of the Family Hahniidae, which consists of small spiders (around 2 mm. ...
Diversity 2 genera, 3 species Genera see text The Halidae are a tiny spider family with only three described species in two genera. ...
Diversity 11 genera, 145 species Genera see text The tree trunk spiders are members of the tropical and semi-tropical Family Hersiliidae. ...
Genera see text The Holarchaeidae are a spider family with only two described species in one genus. ...
Diversity 1 genus, 3 species Genera see text The Homalonychidae are a very small spider family with three described species in one genus. ...
Diversity 1 described species Binomial name H. palpimanoides O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1879 The Huttoniidae are a family of spiders with just one recent described species, Huttonia palpimanoides. ...
Genera Hypochilus Ectatosticta The Lampshade spiders of the family Hypochilidae are among the most primitive of araneomorph spiders. ...
Diversity 23 genera, 191 species Genera see text The Lamponidae are a spider family with 191 species in 23 genera. ...
Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
Genera many, see text The bowl and doily and dwarf spiders, also known as money spiders (family Linyphiidae) include nearly 4250 species in over 550 genera worldwide. ...
Genera Agroeca Neoanagraphis Liocranid sac spiders consist of about 170 species of wandering spiders in 30 or so genera. ...
Diversity 104 genera, 2304 species Genera Adelocosa Alopecosa Arctosa Geolycosa Hogna Lycosa Pardosa Pirata Sosippus Trochosa many more The wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae, so named because their method of hunting is to run down their prey. ...
Diversity 4 genera, 10 species Genera see text The Malkaridae are a small spider family with ten species in four genera. ...
Diversity 7 genera, 25 species Genera see text The Mecysmaucheniidae are a spider family with 25 described species in seven genera. ...
Diversity 8 genera, 33 species Genera see text The Micropholcommatidae are a spider family with 33 described species in eight genera. ...
Genera 12 genera, including: Mimetus Ero The pirate spiders, also known as cannibal spiders (family Mimetidae) are a family of spiders that typically feed on other spiders. ...
Genera many, see text The long-legged sac spiders (family Miturgidae) include nearly 400 species in about 30 genera worldwide. ...
Diversity 22 genera, 91 species Genera see text The Mysmenidae are a spider family with 91 described species in 22 genera. ...
Diversity 1 genus, 3 species Genera see text The Neolanidae are a spider family with three described species in one genus. ...
Diversity 4 genera, 75 species Genera see text The Nephilidae are a spider family with 75 described species in four genera. ...
Genera Nesticus Eidmannella Carpathonesticus The scaffold web spiders of the family Nesticidae, are closely allied with the Theridiidae, or tangle web spiders. ...
Diversity 9 genera, 29 species Genera see text The Nicodamidae are a spider family with 29 species in nine genera. ...
Diversity 13 genera, 146 species Genera see text The Ochyroceratidae are a six-eyed spider family in the Leptonetoidea superfamily, with 146 described species in 13 genera. ...
The Wall spider is a member of the Family Oecobiidae. ...
Diversity 68 genera, 472 species Genera Oonops Gamasomorpha Ischnothyreus Scaphiella Orchestina many others The spider family Oonopidae (Goblin spiders) includes about 450 species in about 65 genera worldwide. ...
Diversity 28 genera, 177 species Genera see text The Orsolobidae are a six-eyed spider family with about 180 described species in 28 genera. ...
Genera Oxyopes (Common lynx spider) Peucetia (Green lynx spider) The Lynx spiders are hunting spiders somewhat similar to the wolf spiders and the jumping spiders. ...
Diversity 15 genera, 127 species Genera see text The Palp-footed spiders (Palpimanidae) are a spider family with about 130 described species in 15 genera. ...
Diversity 7 genera, 34 species Genera see text The Pararchaeidae are a spider family with 34 described species in seven genera. ...
Diversity 1 genus, 2 species Genera see text The spider family Periegopidae consists of only one genus, with two species. ...
Genera Ebo Philodromus Thanatus Tibellus and about 25 others The Philodromid crab spiders are the family Philodromidae, once considered to belong to a subfamily within the crab spiders, family Thomisidae. ...
Diversity 80 genera, 959 species Genera Holocnemus Modisimus Pholcus Smeringopus Spermophora many others The Pholcidae are a spider family in the suborder Araneomorphae. ...
Diversity 12 genera, 54 species Genera see text The Phyxelididae are a spider family with 54 described species in twelve genera. ...
Diversity 3 genera, 25 species Genera see text The Pimoidae spider family is a rather small group of 25 species in three genera. ...
Nursery web spiders are spiders of the family Pisauridae. ...
Genera Kibramoa Plectreurys Plectreurid spiders (family Plectreuridae) belong to a small family confined to the North American deserts and the island of Cuba. ...
Diversity 30 genera, 299 species Genera see text The Prodidomidae are a spider family with about 300 species in 30 genera. ...
Diversity 2 genera, 24 species Genera see text The Psechridae are a family of spiders with about two dozen species in two orders. ...
Genera Bagheera Corythalia Eris Freya Ghelna Habronattus Hentzia Lyssomanes Maevia Marpissa Messua Metacyrba Naphrys Paramarpissa Paraphidippus Phidippus Portia Salticus Sarinda Sassacus Sitticus Synemosyna Thiodina Zygoballus and many others The jumping spiders (Salticidae) are a family of spiders containing more than 4,000 species. ...
Genera Scytodes Spitting spiders (family Scytodidae) are spiders of the genus Scytodes and their relatives. ...
Genera Ariadna Gippsicola Segestria The tube-dwelling spiders (family Segestriidae) consist of two large and widespread genera (Segestria and Ariadna) and one monotypic genus (Gippsicola from Australia). ...
Genera Anyphops Hovops Selenops The wall crab spiders (family Selenopidae), a member of a group of families collectively called crab spiders because of their laterigrade (forward-facing) legs. ...
Diversity 1 genus, 31 species Genera see text The Senoculidae are a spider family with 31 described species in one genus. ...
Sicariidae are members of a genus of spiders found in arid portions of South America and southern Africa. ...
Genera Delena (Flat huntsman spider) Heteropoda (Brown huntsman spider) Holconia (Banded huntsman spider) Isopeda Isopedella Neosparassus (Shield hunstman spider) Pediana Numerous others, see links Huntsman spiders is a common name given to the family Sparassidae (formerly Heteropodidae). ...
Diversity 2 genera, 12 species Genera see text The Stenochilidae are a spider family with twelve described species in two genera. ...
Diversity 13 genera, 94 species Genera see text The Stiphidiidae are a spider family with 94 described species in 13 genera. ...
Diversity 6 genera, 44 species Genera see text The Symphytognathidae are a spider family with 44 described species in six genera. ...
Diversity 2 genera, 8 species Genera see text The Synaphridae are a spider family with eight described species in two genera. ...
Diversity 13 genera, 68 species Genera see text The Synotaxidae are a spider family with 68 described species in 13 genera. ...
Diversity 7 genera, 22 species Genera see text The Telemidae are a six-eyed spider family with 22 described species in seven genera. ...
Genera Lauricius The tengellid spiders (family Tengellidae) include only eight genera and a little over 30 species worldwide. ...
Diversity 29 genera, 126 species Genera see text The Tetrablemmidae are a spider family with 126 described species in 29 genera that occur throughout the world tropics. ...
Genera Leucauge Meta Neophila Tetragnatha The Long-jawed orb weavers or Long jawed spiders constitute the Family Tetragnathidae of the Order Araneae. ...
Genera Latrodectus Argyrodes Theridion Steatoda The tangle-web spiders or comb-footed spiders (family Theridiidae) are a large group (over 2000 species in nearly 80 genera) of haphazard web-builders found throughout the world. ...
Diversity 12 genera, 75 species Genera Andasta Baalzebub Chthonos Epeirotypus Epilineutes Naatlo Ogulnius Parogulnius Plato Theridiosoma Wendilgarda Zoma The ray spiders (family Theridiosomatidae) are spiders most recognizable for their construction of cone-shaped webs. ...
Genera Misumena Misumenops Misumenoides Thomisius Xysticus Tmarus The true crab spiders are a group of spiders constituting the family Thomisidae or thomisids. ...
Genera Titanoeca The titanoecid spiders (family Titanoecidae) include only five genera and a little over 45 species worldwide. ...
Diversity 15 genera, 75 species Genera see text The Trechaleidae are a spider family with 75 described species in 15 genera. ...
Diversity 18 genera, 149 species Genera see text The Trochanteriidae are a spider family with 149 species in 18 genera. ...
Genera Ariston Astavakra Conifaber Daramulunia Hyptiotes Lubinella Miagrammopes Octonoba Orinomana Philoponella Polenecia Purumitra Siratoba Sybota Tangaroa Uloborus Waitkera Zosis The hackled orbweavers (family Uloboridae) have the special distinction of being non-venomous spiders. ...
Genera Akyttara Amphiledorus Antillorena Asceua Aschma Australutica Basasteron Caesetius Capheris Cavasteron Chariobas Lutica Madrela Neostorena Palfuria Storena Zodarion and many others The Zodaraiid ground spiders, family Zodaraiidae, are a family of small to medium-sized spiders. ...
Diversity 13 genera, 73 species Genera see text The Zoridae are a spider family with more than 70 described species in 13 genera. ...
Genera Uduba Zorocrates Zorocratid spiders are uncommon, somewhat wolf spider-like, wandering spiders. ...
Genera Uliodon Zoropsis Zoropsid spiders are uncommon, somewhat wolf spider-like, wandering, cribellate spiders. ...
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