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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Hahniidae

Family Hahniidae

Classification · Numbers · Size · Identification · Food · Remarks · Print References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Entelegynae)
Family Hahniidae
Numbers
58 species in 9 genera.
Size
Ranges from 1.2 - 7.8 mm.
Identification
Spinnerets are often arranged in a row.
Food
These spiders spin a simple sheet web over tiny depressions in the soil to capture prey.(1)
Remarks
Some of the smallest spiders(1)
Print References
(2)
Works Cited
1.The World Beneath our Feet: A Guide to Life in the Soil
James B. Nardi. 2003. Oxford University Press.
2.Spiders of North America: An Identification Manual
D. Ubick, P. Paquin, P.E. Cushing and V. Roth (eds). 2005. American Arachnological Society.
Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 2 May, 2006 - 10:53pm
Additional contributions by cheins, kschnei, Marci Hess
Last updated 17 November, 2023 - 12:26pm

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