Ghost Spiders (lat. Anyphaenidae)

Ghost Spiders
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Anyphaenidae is a family araneomorph spiders, sometimes called anyphaenid sac spiders. They are distinguished from the sac spiders of the family Clubionidae and other spiders by having the abdominal spiracle placed one third to one half of the way anterior to the spinnerets toward the epigastric furrow on the underside of the abdomen. In most spiders the spiracle is just anterior to the spinnerets. Like clubionids, anyphaenids have eight eyes arranged in two rows, conical anterior…

species

Buzzing Spider
Buzzing Spider

Genera

As of January 2023, the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:

See also

List of Anyphaenidae species

Family Anyphaenidae Sac spiders, ghost spiders Video of Hibana, an anyphaenid from Florida

Ancestry graph

Arthropods Arachnids Typical Spiders Ghost Spiders Buzzing Spider

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