Family Dysderidae - Dysderids

Classification · Identification

Happy Halloween! What is this this!! - Dysdera crocata

red legged spider w/ tan abdomen - Dysdera crocata

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Haplogynes)

Family Dysderidae (Dysderids)

Identification

Spiders in this family have six eyes.

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 13 April, 2004 - 6:22pm
Additional contributions by Lynette
Last updated 14 December, 2007 - 11:56am

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