Hexathelidae
Sign in to saveHexathelidae is a family of mygalomorph spiders. It is one of a number of families and genera of spiders known as tunnelweb or funnel-web spiders. In 2018, the family was substantially reduced in size by genera being moved to three separate families: Atracidae, Macrothelidae and Porrhothelidae.
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyHexathelidae
Teile dieses Artikels scheinen seit 2018 nicht mehr aktuell zu sein.Bitte hilf mit, die fehlenden Informationen zu recherchieren und einzufügen. Die Hexathelidae bilden eine Familie der Unterordnung der Vogelspinnenartigen (Mygalomorphae). Einige Vertreter dieser Spinnenfamilie sind für den Menschen potentiell gefährlich. Einzelne Spinnen, die heute zu den Familien der Atracidae, der Macrothelidae und der Porrhothelidae gehören, zählten einst zur Familie der Hexathelidae.
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Hexathelidae is a family of mygalomorph spiders. It is one of a number of families and genera of spiders known as tunnelweb or funnel-web spiders. In 2018, the family was substantially reduced in size by genera being moved to three separate families: Atracidae, Macrothelidae and Porrhothelidae.
== Description == These spiders are medium to large in size, with body lengths ranging from . The body is typically three times longer than it is wide. They are darkly colored, ranging from black to brown, with a glossy carapace covering the front part of the body. Like the related diplurid spiders, the hexathelids have generally long spinnerets.