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Encyclopedia > Tangle web spider
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?Tangle web spiders
Black Widow spider
Black Widow spider
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Superfamily: Araneoidea
Family: Theridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Diversity
87 genera, 2248 species

Genera

Achaearanea
Anelosimus
Argyrodes
Cabello
Cerocida
Chrosiothes
Chrysso
Craspedisia
Enoplognatha
Episinus
Hetschkia
Latrodectus
Spintharus
Steatoda
Stemmops
Styposis
Theridion
Thwaitesia
Tidarren
Wirada
many more Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Tangle web spider. ... From [1] This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subregnum Agnotozoa Placozoa (trichoplax) Orthonectida (orthonectids) Rhombozoa (dicyemids) Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) (radial symmetry) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Bilateria (unranked) (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Myxozoa (slime animals) Superphylum Deuterostomia (blastopore becomes anus) Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - Trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - Spiders, Scorpions, etc. ... Orders Acarina Amblypygi Araneae Opiliones Palpigradi Pseudoscorpionida Ricinulei Schizomida Scorpiones Solifugae Uropygi The arachnids, Arachnida, are a class of invertebrate animals in the subphylum Chelicerata. ... For other uses, see Spider (disambiguation). ... Diversity 14 families, 11155 species Families see text. ... Carl Jakob Sundevall (1801 - 1875) was a Swedish zoologist. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... This page lists all described species of the spider family Theridiidae as of June 20, 2006. ... Image File history File links Distribution. ... In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a taxonomic grouping. ... Species A. tepidariorum The genus of spiders known as Achaearanea includes the extremely abundant Common house spider. ... Diversity 95 species Species A. argentatus  many more Spiders of the genus Argyrodes (Theridiidae), also called dewdrop spiders, occur worldwide. ... Diversity 1 species Binomial name Cabello eugeni Levi, 1964 The spider genus Cabello consists of only one species, Cabello eugeni. ... Diversity 2 species Binomial name Cerocida ducke Marques & Buckup, 1989 Cerocida strigosa Simon, 1894 Species See text. ... Diversity 21 species Species See text. ... Diversity 64 species Species  many others Chrysso is a spider genus that mostly occurs in the Americas and Asia. ... Diversity 3 species Species See text. ... Diversity 65 species Species  many more Spiders in the genus Enoplognatha are, for theridiids, medium to large sized. ... Diversity 80 species Species E. maculipes E. angulatus E. truncatus  many others, see text Episinus is a spider genus of the family Theridiidae. ... Diversity 1 species Binomial name Hetschkia gracilis Keyserling, 1886 Species See text. ... The scientific term for the widow spider is a member of the spider genus Latrodectus. ... Diversity 3 species Species See text. ... Species Approx. ... Diversity 21 species Species See text. ... Diversity 14 species Species See text. ... Diversity 586 species Species T. attritum T. grallator T. strepitus  hundreds more The spider genus Theridion, after which the family Theridiidae is named, consists of almost 600 described species that occur all around the world. ... Diversity 22 species Species See text. ... Tidarren is a genus of spiders. ... Diversity 3 species Species See text. ...

The tangle-web spiders, also known as the cobweb spiders and the comb-footed spiders (family Theridiidae) are a large group (over 2200 species in 87 genera!!! [1]) of haphazard web-builders found throughout the world. The characteristics of this family of spiders are that they are entelegyne (have a genital plate in the female) araneomorph ecribellate (use sticky capture silk instead of woolly silk) spiders that build tangle space webs and have a comb of serrated bristles (setae) on the tarsus of the fourth leg. The family includes the genus Latrodectus, the notorious widow spiders. In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ... In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a taxonomic grouping. ... Suborders Araneomorphae Mesothelae Mygalomorphae See the taxonomy section for families Spiders are predatory invertebrate animals that produce silk, and have two tagma, eight legs, no chewing mouth parts and no wings. ... The scientific term for the widow spider is a member of the spider genus Latrodectus. ... Species Approx. ...


The family also contains the clyptoparasitic species of Argyrodes, which often have triangular or worm-like bodies. These strange creatures live in the webs of larger spiders and eat prey caught by their host's web. They sometimes attack and eat the host. Diversity 95 species Species A. argentatus  many more Spiders of the genus Argyrodes (Theridiidae), also called dewdrop spiders, occur worldwide. ...


Many species of the nominate genus Theridion are known, as well as Achaearanea, the genus that includes the common house spider. At least some members of the genus Steatoda trap ants and other ground dwelling insects by means of elastic sticky silk trap lines leading to the soil surface. Diversity 586 species Species T. attritum T. grallator T. strepitus  hundreds more The spider genus Theridion, after which the family Theridiidae is named, consists of almost 600 described species that occur all around the world. ... Species A. tepidariorum The genus of spiders known as Achaearanea includes the extremely abundant Common house spider. ... Binomial name Achaearanea tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841 The Common house spider, sometimes called the American house spider, is an extremely common spider in North America and South America, as its name does suggest. ... Species Approx. ...


One species in Theridion, T. grallator, is known as the "happyface" spider, as certain morphs have a pattern uncannily resembling a smiley face or a grinning clown face on their yellow body. Binomial name Theridion grallator Simon, 1900 Theridion grallator, also known as the happyface spider, is a member of the Theridiidae family. ... The smiley has gone through many incarnations over the years, but it consistently retains the same features. ... It has been suggested that Circus clown be merged into this article or section. ...


See also

This page lists all described species of the spider family Theridiidae as of June 20, 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

  • Cooperative behavior of Anelosimus jabaquara (2002). PDF

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Tangle web spider - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (274 words)
The tangle-web spiders, also known as the cobweb spiders and the comb-footed spiders (family Theridiidae) are a large group (over 2200 species in 87 genera!!!
The characteristics of this family of spiders are that they are entelegyne (have a genital plate in the female) araneomorph ecribellate (use sticky capture silk instead of woolly silk) spiders that build tangle space webs and have a comb of serrated bristles (setae) on the tarsus of the fourth leg.
grallator, is known as the "happyface" spider, as certain morphs have a pattern uncannily resembling a smiley face or a grinning clown face on their yellow body.
Spider (2333 words)
Many spiders hunt by building webs to trap insects; these webs are made of spider silk extruded from spinnerets on the end of the abdomen, a thin, strong protein strand extruded by the spider.
Spiders reproduce by eggs laid in silk bundles called egg sacs, and the male (usually significantly smaller than the female) is likely to be killed by the female after the coupling, or sometimes before intercourse has occurred.
The widow spiders, brown recluse spiders, hobo spiders, and yellow sac spiders are the dangerous ones among U.S. spiders.
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