purse-web spider

arachnid
Also known as: Atypidae

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  • lynx spider
    In spider: Annotated classification

    Family Atypidae (purse-web spiders) 43 species of Europe, North America, Japan, Myanmar, and Java. 3 tarsal claws; 6 spinnerets; less than 3 cm long; live in closed silk tubes partly below ground; bite prey through tube and pull it in. Suborder Mesothelae (segmented spiders) About 100…

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