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Myrmekiaphila is a genus of North American mygalomorph trapdoor spiders in the family Euctenizidae, and was first described by G. F. Atkinson in 1886. [2] All described species are endemic to the southeastern United States. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the wafer trapdoor spiders in 1985, [3] then to the Euctenizidae in ...
There are more than 3,500 different kinds of spiders in the U.S., but only two pose a real threat to Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia residents.
How quickly venomous flying spiders are invading the U.S. From 2014 to 2022, Joro spiders spread between 50 and 80 miles from the location where they were originally spotted. At around 10 miles ...
A giant, flying venomous spider is making headlines across the nation — and for obvious reasons. The invasive Joro spider from Japan will soon make its way to the Northeast after initially ...
Missulena is a genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Actinopodidae.It was first described by Charles Walckenaer in 1805, [3] and is a senior synonym of Eriodon. [2] M. tussulena is found in Chile, but the rest are indigenous to Australia. [4]
The eye arrangement of spiders in the genus Latrodectus. Female widow spiders are typically dark brown or a shiny black in colour when they are full grown, usually exhibiting a red or orange hourglass on the ventral surface (underside) of the abdomen; some may have a pair of red spots or have no marking at all.
Joro spiders are large, venomous spiders with four-inch long legs, says David Coyle, Ph.D., invasive species expert at the University of Clemson.
Latrodectus mactans, known as southern black widow or simply black widow, and the shoe-button spider, [citation needed] is a venomous species of spider in the genus Latrodectus. The females are well known for their distinctive black and red coloring and for the fact that they will occasionally eat their mates after reproduction.