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Salticidae Checklist: Jumping Spiders

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23 August 2020

Jumping spiders from the family Salticidae Blackwall, 1841 are active hunting predators. Based on the World Spider Catalog, Salticidae has over 600 described genera and 6000 described species (and…

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Pholcidae Checklist: Daddy-Long-Legs Spiders

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31 July 2020

Daddy-long-legs spiders or cellar spiders from the family Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1850 are very often confused with other invertebrates with the same common name, such as harvestmen (Opiliones)…

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Araneidae Checklist: Orb Weaver Spiders

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9 April 2020

Orb weaver spiders from the family Araneidae Clerck, 1757 belong to the most morphologically diverse group of spiders. Almost all spiders from the family Araneidae build vertical orb webs….

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Thomisidae Checklist: Crab Spiders

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17 February 2020

Crab spiders from the family Thomisidae Sundevall,1833 are ambush predators and do not weave webs. The first two pairs of legs are typically longer and stronger, often armed with…

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Nephilinae Checklist: Golden Orb Weaver Spiders, Hermit Spiders, Coin Spiders

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5 January 2020

Golden Orb Weaver Spiders, Hermit Spiders and Coin Spiders belong to the family Nephilidae or due to certain taxonomic revisions, the subfamily Nephilinae. This subfamily had been transferring between…

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