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Spiders of Zihuatanejo

ORDER ARANEAE

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Chelicerates Subphylum Chelicerata

-Arachnids (Class Arachnida)

-Spiders Order Araneae

-Typical Spiders (Suborder Araneomorphae)

-Entelegyne Spiders (Infraorder Entelegynae)

-Orbweavers and Allies (Superfamily Araneoidea)

-Orbweavers (Family Araneidae)

-Dwarf, Sheetweb, and Hammock-web Spiders (Epifamily Linyphioidea)

-Sheetweb and Dwarf Weavers (Family Linyphiidae)

-Dwarf Spiders (Subfamily Erigoninae)

-Genus Florinda


These spiders typically build their webs between blades of grass that are close to the ground. They have two different parts of their web. The top part is intended to knock flying insects down, and the bottom sheet catches them in a non-sticky web where the spider attacks the prey.

Florinda Spiders

Florinda (Genus)

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