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Micaria

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Micaria is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Niklas Westring in 1851. They are long.

Species

PHYLUM

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderAraneae
  5. FamilyGnaphosidae
Observations recorded374,725,944

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
205
With media
11
Family
Gnaphosidae
Collections
CHAS, SDNHM, DMNS, UNM, MNA, INHS
Recorded in
United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Gnaphosidae
Image
Micaria pulicaria.jpg
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Commons category
Micaria
taxon name
Micaria
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Micaria
taxon author citation
Westring, 1851
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Distribution
  • Species
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Micaria is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Niklas Westring in 1851. They are long.

They are often called "ant spiders" due to their ant-like appearance and ant mimicking behavior.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Micaria” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.