Keyword Analysis & Research: assassin spider

calacademy.org

https://www.calacademy.org/explore-science/assassin-spiders

The superfamily includes the trap jaw spiders (Mecysmaucheniidae), forest rubies (Stenochilidae), the mysterious Hutton’s spider (Huttoniidae), palp-footed spiders (Palpimanidae) and the pelican spiders . They're called assassin spiders because all of the families except the trap jaw spiders hunt, kill and eat other spiders.

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fandom.com

https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Assassin-spider

Assassin-spiders were a species of spider distinguished by the phosphorescent skull pattern located on their thorax. They were capable of spitting venom and creating webbing which they could dangle from. In an abandoned tenement on the planet Taris, the Kubaz Ooblamon sliced a fat assassin-spider in half with a lightsaber in order to demonstrate th...

Assassin-spiders were a species of spider distinguished by the phosphorescent skull pattern located on their thorax. They were capable of spitting venom and creating webbing which they could dangle from. In an abandoned tenement on the planet Taris, the Kubaz Ooblamon sliced a fat assassin-spider in half with a lightsaber in order to demonstrate th...

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eartharchives.org

https://eartharchives.org/articles/spider-killing-assassin-spiders/index.html

Assassin spiders, or sometimes called “pelican spiders” are a rather rare group of spider-eating spiders. Their highly modified anatomy causes them to look like alien creatures, however these modifications do have a purpose: to catch and kill other spiders.

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msn.com

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/scientists-find-two-assassin-spiders-on-australias-kangaroo-island/ar-AAQP7fN

Nov 17, 2021 · Assassin spiders are exceptional predators, not only preying on other spider species, but do so nocturnally.

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republicworld.com

https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/australia/assassin-spider-discovered-on-south-australian-island-after-2-years-of-bushfire.html

Nov 17, 2021 · Assassin spiders, aka Archaeidae or sometimes called “pelican spiders” are a rather rare group of spider-eating spiders whose generation started nearly ten million years ago. The researchers said the "unusual" species have "unusually" elongated necks and jaws, which they use to impale their prey.

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wikipedia.org

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeidae

Fossils. † Archaea Koch and Berendt 1854 Baltic, Bitterfeld amber, Eocene. † Archaemecys Saupe and Selden 2009 Charentese amber, France, Cenomanian. † Baltarchaea Eskov 1992 Baltic amber, Eocene. † Burmesarchaea Wunderlich 2008 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian. † Eoarchaea Forster and Platnick ...

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msn.com

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/australia-e2-80-99s-ancient-e2-80-98assassin-spiders-e2-80-99-were-feared-extinct-after-fires-then-scientists-found-two-alive/ar-AAQOC9w

Nov 17, 2021 · Also called the pelican spider because of its elongated neck and powerful jaws, assassin spiders date back to Jurassic times and play a crucial part in helping regulate the ecosystem by controlling...

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wikipedia.org

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palpimanoidea

The Palpimanoidea or palpimanoids, also known as assassin spiders, are a group of araneomorph spiders, originally treated as a superfamily. As with many such groups, its circumscription has varied. As of September 2018, the following five families were included: Archaeidae; Huttoniidae; Mecysmaucheniidae; Palpimanidae; Stenochilidae

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arachne.org.au

http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2130

ARCHAEIDAE Assassin Spiders. Archaeids have extremely elongated necks and long scything jaws with which they spear and catch prey, usually other spiders, in a way remininscent of pelicans catching fish. They are limited to moist environments along Australia's coast, found mostly in rainforests in New South Wales and Queensland, with a major pocket in Western …

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