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European cave spider

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4,571 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 121, February 90, March 140, April 221, May 318, June 347, July 371, August 319, September 234, October 175, November 96, December 75.
United States2,521
Alaska2,508
France390
Italy324
United Kingdom178
Nord-Est161
Germany144
England129
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur127
Nord-Ovest109

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Practical

  • VenomousProduces venom for defense or huntingFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassArachnids · Arachnida
OrderSpiders · Araneae
FamilyLong-jawed Orbweavers · Tetragnathidae
GenusCave Orbweavers · Meta

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