Euryopis

Euryopis > Euryopis umbilicata (Superb Ant-eater Spider)

The Euryopis is a genus group of spiders commonly known as Ant-eating Spiders, that are within the Comb-footed Spiders family Theridiidae.

They are tiny spiders (about 2-3 mm in body length), with variable colour pattern, ranging from grey or brown, whilst others have black, orange or red-brown markings.

This group of spiders are known to hunt and capture ants, with species such as Euryopis umbilicata, leap over the ant and lassoing it with silk.

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• Scientific classification
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Arthropoda
• Subphylum: Chelicerata
• Class: Arachnida
• Order: Araneae
• Infraorder: Araneomorphae
• Family: Theridiidae
• Genus: Euryopis
• Species:
  • Euryopis maga Simon, 1908
  • Euryopis multipunctata (Simon, 1895)
  • Euryopis petricola (Hickman, 1951)
  • Euryopis splendens (Rainbow, 1916)
  • Euryopis superba (Rainbow, 1896)
  • Euryopis umbilicata L. Koch, 1872

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