Tangled nest spider

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Tangled nest spiders
Scientific classification
Subphylum: (Chelicerata) Class: (Arachnida) Order: (Araneae) Suborder: (Araneomorphae) Infraorder: Entelegynae
Scientific Name
Family: Amaurobidae
Thorell, 1870
Genus Middle Europe
Amaurobius Callobius Coelotes Eurocoelotes Urocoras

Amaurobiidae is a family of spider known as "tangled nest spiders".

These cribellate spiders of medium size look similar to the Agelenidae, but have shorter legs and much smaller spinnerets.

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