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Caerostris

Gregorič, Matjaž;Yu, Kuang-Ping;Velez, Winny Rojas;Garb, Jessica E.

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Caerostris

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Also known as Bark spiders

thumb|left|Front view of C. sexcuspidata

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderAraneae
  5. FamilyAraneidae
Observations recorded2,000

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Caerostris
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Caerostris
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  • Taxonomy
  • Behavior
  • Species
  • References

thumb|left|Front view of C. sexcuspidata

Caerostris, sometimes called bark spiders, is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1868. Most species are found in south eastern Africa and neighboring Madagascar.

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