Stick-spider

Guides

• Rhomphaea

  Stretched Thief Spiders

  Rhomphaea is a genus of comb-footed spiders (Theridiidae) characterized by their distinctive elongated, stick-like bodies and specialized araneophagous predatory behavior. These small spiders (4–5 mm) are found worldwide and are notable for their aggressive mimicry tactics, using triangular nets to capture other spiders on their own webs or by invading the webs of other species. The genus is closely related to Ariamnes and is the sister group to Neospintharus within the subfamily Argyrodinae.

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