Description This spider ranges from medium to large, and they are sexually dimorphic. The dorsum of males is predominantly reddish brown with prominent brightly colored hairs lines and patches. Short, thick hair covering the body is distinctly dotted with long, orange hairs. There is a distinct red line with red hairs surrounding it on the back […]
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The Araneidae spider family includes the species Zygiella x-notata, also referred to as the silver-sided sector spider or the missing sector orb weaver. They are lone spiders that live in regularly spun orb webs. The orb-weaving spider genus Zygiella includes Z. x-notata. Because of the distinctive missing sector in their webs, these spiders have earned
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Pholcus phalangioides, also termed as the daddy long-legs spider or the long-bodied cellar spider, belongs to the Pholcidae family of spiders. Because of how much its cephalothorax has resemblance with the human skull, it is often referred to as the skull spider. Its colloquial moniker, “daddy long-legs,” should not be confused with that of the
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The family Zoropsidae includes the spider species Zoropsis spinimana. Description Z. spinimana females are 15-18 mm (0.59-0.71 in) long, while males grow to a length of about 10-12 mm (0.39-0.47 in). The eyes of this spider are similar to those of a wolf spider; however, unlike wolf spiders, the eyes of Zoropsis spiders are more
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An orb-web spider species called Argiope keyserlingi can be found in northern Queensland and Victoria along Australia’s east coast. It resembles Argiope aetherea, a species from north Queensland that is closely related, in appearance. Large populations of A. keyserlingi are frequently found in suburban parks and gardens, especially amid the leaves of Lomandra longifolia. A.
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The family Sparassida of huntsman spiders includes Micrommata virescens, also known as the “green huntsman spider.” Description Micrommata virescens has a body length range of 7 to 10 millimeters in males and 12 to 16 millimeters (0.47 to 0.63 in) in females (0.28 – 0.39 in). The bright green cephalothorax and lengthy legs of the
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The funnel-web family Agelenidae includes the spider species Tegenaria domestica, also referred to as the domestic house spider in Europe and the barn funnel weaver in North America. Geographic Distribution Domestic house spiders are found almost everywhere in the world. Their geographic range includes Central Asia, parts of the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe.
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A species of spider belonging to the Cheiracanthiidae family is called Cheiracanthium mildei. The popular name for C. mildei is the northern yellow sac spider, which it shares in part with many other spiders in its genus. Geographic range C. Mildei is indigenous to Central Asia, North Africa, and Europe. It is made available in
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A rigid chamber called a diving bell is used to carry divers from the surface to depth and back again in open water, usually in order to undertake underwater tasks. The open-bottomed wet bell and the closed bell, both of which can sustain an interior pressure greater than the ambient outside, are the two most
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Argiope aurantia, a species of spider, is also known as the Steeler spider, maize spider, McKinley spider, zigzag spider, writing spider, black and yellow argiope, golden garden spider, black and yellow garden spider. The contiguous United States, Hawaii, southern Canada, Mexico, and Central America all share this condition. It has striking black and yellow stripes
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