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Thanatus

Thanatus is a genus of spiders in the family Philodromidae. Thanatus spiders have been sighted 12 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Thanatus includes 5 countries and 6 states in the United States. Thanatus is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of May.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Suborder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Philodromidae
  • Genus: Thanatus

Author

Carl Ludwig Koch, 1837

Sightings Overview

There have been 12 confirmed sightings of Thanatus, with the most recent sighting submitted on February 17, 2025 by Spider ID member kusapheal. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 12 sightings because of certain Thanatus sightings reporting incomplete data.

  • Web: 25% of the time, Thanatus spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 12)
  • Sex: 3 female and 0 male.
  • Environment: Thanatus has been sighted 12 times outdoors, and 5 times indoors.
  • Outdoors: Man-made structure (1). Low foliage (2). High foliage (1). Ground layer (3). Under rock or debris (2). Open field, pasture, grassland (2). Forest (1).

Location and Range

Thanatus has been sighted in the following countries: Canada, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States.

Thanatus has also been sighted in the following states: Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming.

Seasonality

Thanatus has been primarily sighted during the month of May.

  • January: 1
  • February: 2
  • March:
  • April: 3
  • May: 4
  • June:
  • July:
  • August: 1
  • September:
  • October:
  • November:
  • December: 1

Thanatus Species


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Picture of Thanatus spp. - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Thanatus spp. - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Thanatus spp. - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Thanatus spp. - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Thanatus spp. - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Thanatus spp. - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Thanatus spp. - Female - Dorsal,Egg Sacs Enlarge Picture
Picture of Thanatus spp. - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
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