Gradungulidae
Sign in to saveGradungulidae, also known as large-clawed spiders, is a spider family endemic to Australia and New Zealand. They are medium to large-sized haplogyne spiders with three claws and two pairs of book-lungs similar to Mygalomorphae.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyGradungulidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 27
- Family
- Gradungulidae
- Collections
- FMNH, QM, AM
- Recorded in
- Australia
Wikidata facts
Show 6 more facts
- Commons category
- Gradungulidae
- taxon rank
- family
- taxon name
- Gradungulidae
- topic's main category
- Category:Gradungulidae
- taxon common name
- Градунгуловые пауки
- taxonomic type
- Gradungula
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~2 min read
Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Species
- References
- External links
Gradungulidae, also known as large-clawed spiders, is a spider family endemic to Australia and New Zealand. They are medium to large-sized haplogyne spiders with three claws and two pairs of book-lungs similar to Mygalomorphae.
Some species build extensive webs with an upper retreat tangle and connecting threads to scaffolding. This supports the ladder-like catching platform that is glued to the ground.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gradungulidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.