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Cave spiders feed on smaller invertebrates, most frequently myriapods and slugs. [6] The European cave spider is not dangerous to humans and although (in common with nearly all spiders) they have venom, its effect on large mammals is negligible. They are unlikely to bite if carefully handled but if sufficiently provoked they are capable of ...
Telemidae, also known as long-legged cave spiders, is a family of small haplogyne spiders. Most are cave dwelling spiders with six eyes, though some do not have any eyes at all. There are about 104 described species in sixteen genera. [1]
Nesticus furtivus, the Crystal Caverns cave spider, is a species of true spider in the family Nesticidae. [1] [2] [3] ...
This category is for articles related to spiders which have adapted to live within the ecological niche of caves. Pages in category "Cave spiders" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total.
Solifugae is an order of arachnids known variously as solifuges, sun spiders, camel spiders, and wind scorpions. The order includes more than 1,000 described species in about 147 genera . Despite the common names, they are neither true scorpions (order Scorpiones) nor true spiders (order Araneae ).
Stalita taenaria is an araneomorph spider species in the family Dysderidae. [2] The species is classified as a member of troglofauna, more precisely a troglobiont species, meaning such spiders are obligate cave-dwellers adapted to living in dark surroundings. [3] [4] Stalita taenaria is a species of a few European countries. [5]
That work led them to the conclusion that this was a native fungus specific to indigenous cave-dwelling spider species. The fungus favours man-made habitats like culverts, tunnels and cellars.
Cicurina, also called the cave meshweaver, [4] is a genus in the spider family Cicurinidae. [5] It was first described by Anton Menge in 1871. [6] The name is from the Latin root "cucur-", meaning "to tame". [4] Originally placed with the funnel weavers, it was moved to the Dictynidae in 1967, [3] then to the Hahniidae in 2017. [7]