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NEW RECORD OF HUNTER SPIDERS IN BORNEO

Sluggish looking jumping spider from these two sub-families
 has a broad, flat head, and a pair of thick front legs.

1- Subfamily Marpissinae
2- Subfamily Dendryphantinae
 

There are three categories of Hunting Spiders:
1) Hunter Spiders with three-clawed legs
2) Hunter Spiders with two-clawed legs
3) Hunter Spiders with two pairs of book-lungs

THE CLAWS OF SPIDERS (spiders with three-clawed legs)

1) Hunter Spiders with three-clawed legs
Family Salticidae - Jumping Spiders
Family Scytodidae - Spitting Spiders
Family Hersiliidae - Two-Tailed Spiders
Family Zodariidae - Ground Spiders
Family Oxyopidae - Lynx Spiders
Family Lycosidae - Wolf Spiders
Family Pisauridae - Nursery Web Spiders
 

THE CLAWS OF SPIDERS (spiders with two-clawed legs)
 

2) Hunter Spiders with two-clawed legs
Family Clubionidae - Sac Spiders Short Legs
Family Corinnidae - Sac Spiders Long Legs
Family Gnaphosidae - Ground Spiders
Family Thomisidae - Crab Spiders
Family Ctenidae - Wandering Spiders
Family Sparassidae - Huntsman Spiders
Family Theraphosidae - Hairy Mygalomorph Spiders
 

3) Hunter Spiders with two pairs of book-lungs
Family Theraphosidae - Hairy Mygalomorph Spiders
Family Ctenizidae

 

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