Velvet spider
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"Eresidae" redirects here. For the deme of ancient Attica, see Eiresidae.
Velvet spiders (family Eresidae) are a small group (about 100 species in 9 genera[1]) of spiders almost entirely limited to the Old World, with the exception of one species known from Brazil. In Europe, some are commonly called the ladybird spiders.
Quick Facts Scientific classification, Diversity ...
Velvet spiders | |
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Eresus kollari, male | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Eresidae C. L. Koch, 1845 |
Diversity | |
9 genera, 128 species | |
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