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South American Toothed Hacklemesh Weaver

Metaltella simoni

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 120, February 89, March 93, April 116, May 112, June 121, July 75, August 89, September 91, October 93, November 119, December 117.
United States2,752
California1,130
Texas1,047
Louisiana247
Georgia158
Alabama100
South Carolina96
North Carolina95
Mississippi72
Argentina26

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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
Familydesid spiders · Desidae
GenusMetaltella

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