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Theridiidae
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Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833. This diverse, globally distributed family includes around 3,000 species in 128 genera, and is the most common arthropod group found in human dwellings throughout the world.
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Theridiidae is a family of spiders within the order Araneae, class Arachnida, and phylum Arthropoda. The taxon, named by Sundevall in 1833, is currently accepted and commonly referred to as cobweb and widow spiders. It belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
Records for this family are held by institutions including CHAS, MCZ, and UAM, with specimens documented in the United States, Thailand, Mexico, and Guyana. The family has 10,893 records and 47 media items associated with it. Additionally, the taxon is referenced by 1,000 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
cobweb and widow spiders
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyTheridiidae
姬蛛科（學名：Theridiidae）又名姬蜘科、球蛛科，是蜘蛛目下的一個大科，其下共有100多屬、2200多種蜘蛛。分佈遍及全球。 常結不規則網於牛棚，人的住所等處。母蜘蛛將梅核形卵包掛在網中。蜘蛛毒一般是針對其獵物，對人之影響不大，一般姬蜘科蜘蛛並不危險，但其中亦有黑寡婦蜘蛛。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 10,893
- With media
- 47
- Family
- Theridiidae
- Collections
- CHAS, MCZ, UAM
- Recorded in
- United States, Thailand, Mexico, Guyana
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Araneoidea
- Image
- Huissteatodeadors01.jpg
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- Theridiidae
- taxon rank
- family
- taxon name
- Theridiidae
- topic's main category
- Category:Theridiidae
- Commons gallery
- Theridiidae
- taxon common name
- krogličarji
- taxonomic type
- Theridion
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
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- Taxonomy
- Genera
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833. This diverse, globally distributed family includes around 3,000 species in 128 genera, and is the most common arthropod group found in human dwellings throughout the world.
Theridiid spiders are both entelegyne, meaning that the females have a genital plate, and ecribellate, meaning that they spin sticky capture silk instead of woolly silk. They have a comb of serrated bristles (setae) on the tarsus of the fourth leg.
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