Theridiidae
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Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833. This diverse, globa
Enoplognatha ovata on Daucus carota
Chrysso pulcherrima
Coscinida japonica
Dipoena martinae
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
Theridiidae
…Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833. This diverse, globally distributed family includes around 3,000 species in 128 genera, and is…
Nephila inaurata 1
Pholcus phalangioides 02
This Cheiracanthium punctorium shows the orientation of Araneomorphae fangs.
This Atrax robustus shows the orientation of Mygalomorphae fangs.