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The 'spitting spider' catches prey in a very particular way. It hunts during night, when all insects are at rest. The spider sneaks very carefully towards its prey. When it is up close it stops and carefully measures the distance to its prey with one front leg without disturbing the insect. Then it spits two poisonous silk threads in a zigzag manner over the victim. The prey is immediately immobilized. When the prey is larger the spider spits several times. It is assumed the spider uses special long hearing hairs located at its legs to locate its prey. It is usefull because it also catches mosquito's.
This is the only member of the Scythodes family living in The Netherlands. They only live inside houses.
''Scytodes thoracica'' is a spitting spider because it spits a poisonous sticky silken substance over its prey. Its size ranges between :Template:Convert/–. The carapace is unusual in sloping upwards towards its rear end, whereas the abdomen slopes downwards.
It has six eyes instead of the eight spiders usually have. It is found in the Holarctic, Australia, and on some oceanic islands in the Pacific.
This particular spitting spider features the presence of silk glands.. more
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