Theridion
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Theridion is a genus of tangle-web spiders with a worldwide distribution.[6] Notable species are the Hawaiian happy face spider (T. grallator), named for the iconic symbol on its abdomen, and T. nigroannulatum, one of few spider species that lives in social groups, attacking prey en masse to overwhelm them as a team.
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Theridion | |
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male T. grallator | |
T. pictum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Theridiidae |
Genus: | Theridion Walckenaer, 1805 |
Type species | |
Aranea picta Walckenaer, 1802[1] | |
Species | |
T. attritum | |
Diversity | |
nearly 600 species | |
Synonyms | |
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