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Comb-footed spider

Family Theridiidae

Description:

Theridiidae is a large family of spiders, the diverse family includes over 2200 species in over 100 genera of three-dimensional space-web-builders found throughout the world. Theridiid spiders are entelegyne (have a genital plate in the female) araneomorph ecribellate (use sticky capture silk instead of woolly silk) spiders that often build tangle space webs and have a comb of serrated bristles (setae) on the tarsus of the fourth leg.

Habitat:

Seen at an evergreen forest situated near a river.

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Maharashtra, India

Spotted on May 29, 2016
Submitted on Jun 29, 2016

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