Spider taxonomy is that part of taxonomy that is concerned with the science of naming, defining and classifying all spiders, members of the Araneae order...
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giant huntsman spiders (Heteropoda maxima) attain a legspan of 25–30 centimetres (9.8–11.8 in). People unfamiliar with spider taxonomy commonly confuse...
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fossil jumping spiders have been preserved within Chiapas amber and Dominican amber. Peckhamia (journal) Spider taxonomy "Currently valid spider genera and...
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Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae (from Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos) 'wolf'), so named for their robust and agile hunting skills and excellent...
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silk List of endangered spiders Spider taxonomy Toxins "Currently valid spider genera and species". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern....
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Orb-weaver spiders are members of the spider family Araneidae. They are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens...
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Pholcidae (redirect from Daddy long-legs spider)
long-legs spider, carpenter spider, daddy long-legger, vibrating spider, gyrating spider, long daddy, skull spider, and angel spider. The family, first described...
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Wandering spiders (Ctenidae) are a family of spiders that includes the Brazilian wandering spiders. These spiders have a distinctive longitudinal groove...
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Lynx spider (Oxyopidae) is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1870. Most species make little use of webs, instead...
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The World Spider Catalog (WSC) is an online searchable database concerned with spider taxonomy. It aims to list all accepted families, genera and species...
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red-striped spider, red-spot spider, jockey spider, Murra-ngura spider, Kapara spider and the Kanna-jeri spider. Before DNA analysis, the taxonomy of the widow...
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Tarantula (redirect from Tarantula spider)
Cultural depictions of spiders Guangxitoxin Spider bite Spider taxonomy "Family: Theraphosidae Thorell, 1869". World Spider Catalog. Natural History...
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The sac spiders of the family Clubionidae have a very confusing taxonomic history. Once, this family was a large catch-all taxon for a disparate collection...
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Spitting spiders (Scytodidae) is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by John Blackwall in 1864. It contains over 250 species in five genera...
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A number of spiders can cause spider bites that are medically important. Almost all spiders produce venom but only a few are classified as "venomous"...
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funnel-web spiders family Porrhothelidae, sole genus Porrhothele This page is an index of articles on animal species (or higher taxonomic groups) with...
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Mesothelae (redirect from Gigantic spider)
Miscellanea Araneologica. 2022: 1–4 – via World Spider Catalog. Li, S. Q. (2022). "On the taxonomy of spiders of the suborder Mesothelae". Acta Arachnologica...
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Burckhardt, Daniel; Hänggi, Ambros (2013). "Phylogeny and taxonomy of European funnel-web spiders of the Tegenaria-Malthonica complex (Araneae: Agelenidae)...
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Mygalomorphae (section Taxonomy)
Mygalomorphae, or mygalomorphs, are an infraorder of spiders, and comprise one of three major groups of living spiders with over 3,000 species, found on all continents...
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Plexippus paykulli (redirect from Pantropical jumping spider)
Montgomery, Texas". Retrieved 2019-04-27. Platnick, N. I. 1989. Advances in spider taxonomy 1981-1987, a supplement to Brignoli's a catalogue of the Araneae described...
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Ctenizidae (redirect from African Trapdoor Spider)
mygalomorph spiders that construct burrows with a cork-like trapdoor made of soil, vegetation, and silk. They may be called trapdoor spiders, as are other...
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Agelenidae (redirect from Araneomorph funnel-web spider)
Agelenidae are a large family of spiders in the suborder Araneomorphae. Well-known examples include the common "grass spiders" of the genus Agelenopsis. Nearly...
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Velvet spiders (family Eresidae) are a small group (about 100 species in 9 genera) of spiders almost entirely limited to the Old World, with the exception...
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Nursery web spiders (Pisauridae) are a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1890. Females of the family are known for building...
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In biology, taxonomy (from Ancient Greek τάξις (taxis) 'arrangement' and -νομία (-nomia) 'method') is the scientific study of naming, defining (circumscribing)...
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lagonomegopids, while the Cenozoic is dominated by RTA clade and araneoid spiders. Spider taxonomy Insect evolution Garwood, Russell J.; Dunlop, Jason (2014). "Three-dimensional...
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Burckhardt, Daniel & Hänggi, Ambros (2013). "Phylogeny and taxonomy of European funnel-web spiders of the Tegenaria−Malthonica complex (Araneae: Agelenidae)...
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Family (biology) (redirect from Family (taxonomy))
organisms Taxonomy Virus classification List of Anuran families List of Testudines families List of fish families List of families of spiders "Taxonomy - Definition...
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Thomisidae (redirect from Crab Spider)
The Thomisidae are a family of spiders, including about 170 genera and over 2,100 species. The common name crab spider is often linked to species in this...
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Eratigena duellica (category Spiders described in 1875)
Burckhardt, Daniel; Hänggi, Ambros (2013). "Phylogeny and taxonomy of European funnel-web spiders of the Tegenaria−Malthonica complex (Araneae: Agelenidae)...
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