spitting spider

English

Noun

spitting spider (plural spitting spiders)

Any spider from the family Scytodidae. These spiders catch their prey by spitting an immobilizing fluid at them.

Translations

spider from the family Scytodidae

Dutch: lijmspuiter
German: Speispinne f, Leimschleuderspinne f

Navajo: naʼashjéʼii adizhahí
Russian: пау́к-плева́ка m (paúk-pleváka)

Further reading

spitting spider on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Scytodidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Scytodidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
National Geographic video of spitting spider

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