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11 species
234 collection sets
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Welcome to our website on Ancylometes
(Arachnida: Araneae: Ctenidae)
This genus, belonging to the family Ctenidae, comprises a few species of extraordinarily large spiders, living in rainforests of South America. They also hunt on frogs, tadpoles and fish, and are therefore often called “giant fishing spiders”. Although it is easy to recognize an Ancylometes, it is far from easy to identify the species. We wish to help in this task by making the existent information on the genus and species available to everybody. We also wish to get feedback from people regarding the genus. Especially welcome are observations of species of the genus in the field, occurrences, collection data and information on natural history and ecology.
| 24.02.2008 | identification key is out
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| 10.02.2008 | Here we go!
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