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The group of spiders in the genus Oecobius, are commonly known as Wall Spiders. They are a cosmopolitan spider, found around the world, in homes and gardens. They are a small active spider (approximately 2 to 3 mm in size) and always on the move.
They are a cribellate spider (the cribellum is a silk spinning organ that produces extremely fine fibers). The silk they produce is very sticky, easily holding their prey. Sometimes you will see these little spiders running circles around their prey. The prey can be a small ant to a slightly larger beetle or any other small organism that they find and capture.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Chelicerata
- Class: Arachnida
- Order: Araneae
- Suborders: Araneomorphae
- Infraorder: Entelegynae
- Superfamily: Eresoidea
- Family: Oecobiidae
- Genus: Oecobius
- Species:
- Oecobius achimota
- Oecobius aculeatus
- Oecobius affinis
- Oecobius agaetensis
- Oecobius albipunctatus
- Oecobius alhoutyae
- Oecobius amboseli
- Oecobius annulipes
- Oecobius ashmolei
- Oecobius beatus
- Oecobius bracae
- Oecobius brachyplura
- Oecobius bumerang
- Oecobius caesaris
- Oecobius cambridgei
- Oecobius camposi
- Oecobius cellariorum
- Oecobius chiasma
- Oecobius civitas
- Oecobius concinnus
- Oecobius culiacanensis
- Oecobius cumbrecita
- Oecobius depressus
- Oecobius dolosus
- Oecobius doryphorus
- Oecobius duplex
- Oecobius eberhardi
- Oecobius erjosensis
- Oecobius fahimii
- Oecobius ferdowsii
- Oecobius fortaleza
- Oecobius fuerterotensis
- Oecobius furcula
- Oecobius gomerensis
- Oecobius hayensis
- Oecobius hidalgoensis
- Oecobius hierroensis
- Oecobius hoffmannae
- Oecobius idolator
- Oecobius iguestensis
- Oecobius ilamensis
- Oecobius incertus
- Oecobius infierno
- Oecobius infringens
- Oecobius interpellator
- Oecobius isolatoides
- Oecobius isolatus
- Oecobius juangarcia
- Oecobius kowalskii
- Oecobius lampeli
- Oecobius latiscapus
- Oecobius linguiformis
- Oecobius longiscapus
- Oecobius machadoi
- Oecobius maculatus
- Oecobius marathaus
- Oecobius maritimus
- Oecobius minor
- Oecobius nadiae
- Oecobius navus
- Oecobius palmensis
- Oecobius parapsammophilus
- Oecobius pasteuri
- Oecobius paulomaculatus
- Oecobius persimilis
- Oecobius petronius
- Oecobius piaxtla
- Oecobius pinoensis
- Oecobius przewalskyi
- Oecobius psammophilus
- Oecobius pseudodepressus
- Oecobius putus
- Oecobius rhodiensis
- Oecobius rioensis
- Oecobius rivula
- Oecobius rugosus
- Oecobius selvagensis
- Oecobius sheari
- Oecobius similis
- Oecobius simillimus
- Oecobius sinescapus
- Oecobius sombrero
- Oecobius tadzhikus
- Oecobius tasarticoensis
- Oecobius teliger
- Oecobius templi
- Oecobius tibesti
- Oecobius trimaculatus
- Oecobius unicoloripes
Footnote & References
- Oecobius Lucas, 1846, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Oecobius
- Wall Spiders Genus Oecobius, iNatuarlistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/47586-Oecobius
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