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Telemidae, also known as long-legged cave spiders, is a family of small haplogyne spiders with about 100 described species in sixteen genera. Most are cave-dwelling spiders with six eyes, though some do not have any eyes at all.

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderAraneae
  5. FamilyTelemidae
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Telemidae
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Telemidae
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ヤギヌマグモ科
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Telemidae, also known as long-legged cave spiders, is a family of small haplogyne spiders with about 100 described species in sixteen genera. Most are cave-dwelling spiders with six eyes, though some do not have any eyes at all.

== Natural Environment == Telemidae are found predominantly in Tropical Rainforests and Karst caves. These species have been identified in the Southern Holarctic, Neotropical, Australasian (excluding Australia and New Zealand), Oriental, and Ethiopian realms.

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