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Segestriidae
(Tube-web Spiders)

The spider family Segestriidae, commonly known as Tube-web Spiders, have been sighted 6 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Segestriidae includes 1 countries and 4 states in the United States. Segestriidae is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of May.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Suborder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Segestriidae

Common Name (AASMore information icon)

Tunnel Spiders

Other Common Names

Tube Web Spiders, Tube-dwelling Spiders

Author

Eugène Simon,1893

Sightings Overview

There have been 6 confirmed sightings of Segestriidae (Tube-web Spiders), with the most recent sighting submitted on February 12, 2019 by Spider ID member fedcaver. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 6 sightings because of certain Segestriidae sightings reporting incomplete data.

  • Web: 50% of the time, Segestriidae spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 6)
  • Sex: 1 female and 0 male.
  • Environment: Segestriidae has been sighted 6 times outdoors, and 2 times indoors.
  • Outdoors: Man-made structure (2). Under rock or debris (1). Freshwater river, lake, stream (1). Forest (1). Cave (1).

Location and Range

Segestriidae (Tube-web Spiders) has been sighted in the following countries: United States.

Segestriidae has also been sighted in the following states: California, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma.

Seasonality

Segestriidae has been primarily sighted during the month of May.

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


Genus: Ariadna

Genus: Segestria


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