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Family Atypidae - Purseweb Spiders

Purseweb Spider, male - Sphodros atlanticus - male Mystery black spider - Sphodros atlanticus - male Sphodros rufipes - Red-legged Purseweb Spider - Sphodros rufipes Sphodros abboti Purseweb Male - Sphodros atlanticus - male Sphodros abboti spiderling. - Sphodros abboti Black Purse Web Spider (Atypidae ?) - Sphodros niger Spider, black with red legs - Sphodros rufipes
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Mygalomorphae (Mygalomorphs)
Family Atypidae (Purseweb Spiders)
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 1:20pm
Last updated 5 March, 2004 - 5:22pm

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