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Sicarius is a genus of recluse spiders that are potentially medically significant to humans. It is one of three genera in its family, all venomous spiders known for a bite that can induce loxoscelism .
Hexophthalma hahni (synonyms Sicarius hahni and Sicarius testaceus), known along with other members of the genus as the six-eyed sand spider, is a member of the family Sicariidae, found in deserts and other sandy places in southern Africa. Due to their flattened stance and laterigrade legs, they are also sometimes known as six-eyed crab spiders.
Hexophthalma is a genus of spiders in the family Sicariidae. [1] Although the genus was originally erected in 1878 (then with the name Hexomma), it was merged into the genus Sicarius in the 1890s, and remained unused until revived in 2017, when it was discovered that the African species then placed in Sicarius were distinct.
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Hexophthalma and Sicarius, commonly known as "sand spiders" or "assassin spiders", live in the deserts of southern Africa and South to Central America, respectively. [1] They are known for their self-burying behavior and the ability to go long periods without food or water.
This report attempts to recapitulate the complex body of information which was gathered from refugee and other accounts. In order to convey this information, the collective accounts have been divided into nominal categories. The report is divided into three sections: ♦ Assessment Procedures ♦ Conflict Dynamics ♦ Summary of Findings
Threat display by a Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus). The Australian funnel-web spiders (family Atracidae), such as the Sydney funnel-web spider Atrax robustus (a mygalomorph spider, not to be confused with the araneomorph funnel-weaver or grass spiders) are regarded as among the most venomous in the world.
Hexophthalma Karsch, 1879. H. albospinosa (Purcell, 1908) — Namibia, South Africa; H. binfordae Lotz, 2018 — Namibia; H. damarensis (Lawrence, 1928) — Namibia ...