Sicarius (spider)
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Sicarius is a genus of recluse spiders that are potentially medically significant to humans. It is one of three genera in its family, all venomous spiders known for a bite that can induce loxoscelism.
Unidentified Sicarius, female 02
Sicarius fumosus ivesklein 342387651
Number 16 (spider)
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Number 16, also known as #16, was a wild female trapdoor spider that lived in North Bungulla Reserve near Tammin, Western Australia. She lived an estimated 43 years and became the longest-lived spider
Sicarius (spider)
…the longest-lived spiders, behind the trap-door spiders and tarantulas, many known to live for twenty to thirty years. The oldest recorded spider is Number 16, a trap-door spider killed by a parasitic wasp at forty-three years old. Like all recluse spiders, these produce a dermonecrotic venom that contains…
A Gaius villosus specimen in the Australian Museum.