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    (c) Susan Wise-Eagle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) K Schneider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Common six-spotted cobweaver

Rugathodes sexpunctatus

Worldwide
593 observations
Group
Arachnids

About

Rugathodes sexpunctatus is a minute species of spider in the family Theridiidae, the cobweb or tangle-web spiders. This family includes the medically important Latrodectus genus—the widow spiders. The species in the Rugathodes genus are too small to be dangerous to humans. There is very little known about most species in this genus.

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