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Amaurobiidae

 
Wikipedia: Amaurobiidae
Tangled nest spiders

Callobius sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Superfamily: Amaurobioidea
Family: Amaurobiidae
Thorell, 1870
Diversity
71 genera, 682 species

Genera

Callobius
Coras
Amaurobius
Coelotes
Draconarius
Paracoelotes
Pimus
Rubrius
many others

Pimus sp.

Amaurobiidae is a family of spiders also known as "tangled nest spiders", "night spiders" or "hacklemesh weavers".

These cribellate spiders of medium size look similar to the related Agelenidae, but have shorter legs and much smaller spinnerets.

Their nets have roughly the form of a funnel.

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