Tubular-retreat

Guides

• Diguetia canities

  desert bush spider

  Diguetia canities, commonly known as the desert bush spider, is a species of coneweb spider in the family Diguetidae. It is the most widely distributed species in its genus, occurring across desert and semidesert habitats from California to Oklahoma and Texas. The spider constructs a distinctive dome-shaped sheet web with a tubular retreat, often placed in bushes or cacti less than 60 cm above ground. It produces a potent insect-selective venom peptide called Dc1a.

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• Segestria

  Segestria is a genus of spiders in the family Segestriidae. These spiders are characterized by their elongated, cylindrical bodies and six eyes arranged in a distinctive semicircular pattern. The genus has a primarily Eurasian distribution, with some species extending to the Americas, North Africa, Madagascar, and New Zealand. Segestria species are known for building tubular retreats in cracks and crevices, from which they hunt prey using silk triplines.

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