Phyxelididae
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Phyxelididae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967 as a subfamily of Amaurobiidae, and later elevated to family status as a sister group of Titanoecidae.
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Funnel web with funnel wedged between leaves of a wild fig
The central funnel section of the web
Araneomorphae
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The Araneomorphae are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to those of Mygalomorphae, which point
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This Cheiracanthium punctorium shows the orientation of Araneomorphae fangs.
This Atrax robustus shows the orientation of Mygalomorphae fangs.