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spider - Dictis striatipes - male

spider - Dictis striatipes - Male
Laveen, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
May 26, 2009
Size: 3-4 mm body

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spider - Dictis striatipes - male spider - Dictis striatipes - male spider - Dictis striatipes - male

Moved
Moved from Scytodes.

Moved
Moved from Spitting Spiders.

Moved
Moved from Spiders.

a spitting spider
Cool, a spitting spider, genus Scytodes related to the recluses but with quite different mechanism for subduing prey. Their venom glands produce a gluey substance that is sprayed on prey by both chelicerae in a rapid, simultaneous, side to side movement. The result is two, tight, overlapping zigzags of glue that immobilize the prey. Here's an article on the subject http://www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_free/JoA_v13_n2/JoA_v13_p231.pdf

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