The tree trunk spiders are members of the tropical and semi-tropical Family Hersiliidae. There are about 150 species in this family. These spiders have two very prominent spinnerets that are almost as long as their entire abdomens. So they are also sometimes known as "two-tailed spiders. " They range in size from about 10 mm (0.4 inch) to 18 mm (0.7 inch)long. Being very well camouflaged for life on the varicolored trunks of trees, they have an interesting way of capturing prey.

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  • The tree trunk spiders are members of the tropical and semi-tropical Family Hersiliidae. There are about 150 species in this family. These spiders have two very prominent spinnerets that are almost as long as their entire abdomens. So they are also sometimes known as "two-tailed spiders. " They range in size from about 10 mm (0.4 inch) to 18 mm (0.7 inch)long. Being very well camouflaged for life on the varicolored trunks of trees, they have an interesting way of capturing prey. Rather than making a web that captures prey directly, they lay a light coating of threads over an area of tree bark and wait hidden in plain sight for an insect to stray onto that patch. Once that occurs, they direct their spinnerets toward their prey and circle it all the while casting silk on it. When the hapless insect has been thoroughly immobilized they can bite it through its new shroud.
  • Die Hersiliidae sind eine in den Tropen und Subtropen verbreitete Spinnenfamilie aus der Ordnung der Webspinnen. Die Familie umfasst 12 Gattungen mit rund 159 Arten. Der Lebensstil variiert in der Familie stark. Manche Arten weben an Steinen hängende SpinnennetzNetze, andere leben an Bäumen und jagen aktiv nach Beute, welche sie nach dem Fang mit Seide einspinnen.
  • Els hersílids (Hersiliidae) són una família d'aranyes araneomorfes, que formen part de la superfamília dels eresoïdeus (Eresoidea), juntament amb els ecòbids i erèsids. Destaquen per tenir dues fileres molt prominents que són gairebé tan llargues com el seu abdomen. Per això són anomenades també two-tailed spiders (aranyes de dues cues). Tenen una llargada que va des d'uns 10 mm fins als 18 mm. Es camuflen molt bé entre els troncs dels arbres. Cacen parant una trampa de seda, posant una lleugera capa de fils de seda sobre l'escorça d'un arbre i esperen ocultes a que caigui la presa, generalment un insecte. Quan això passa, dirigeixen les seves fileres cap a la seva presa i fan un cercle al voltant d'ella. Quan el tenen ben immobilitzat li poden injectar el verí.
  • La famille des Hersiliidae est un taxon d'araignées tropicales et subtropicales avec environs 75 espèces. Elles sont caractérisées par une filière presque aussi longue que l'abdomen même et atteignent entre 10 à 18 mm de long.
  • Hersiliidae è una Famiglia dell' Ordine Araneae della Classe Arachnida. Probabilmente deriva dal nome personale latino Hersilia, che significa figlia del sole o, secondo altre fonti, rugiada, ed il suffisso -idae, che designa l'appartenenza ad una famiglia.
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  • 11 genera, 145 species
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  • List of Hersiliidae species
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  • The tree trunk spiders are members of the tropical and semi-tropical Family Hersiliidae. There are about 150 species in this family. These spiders have two very prominent spinnerets that are almost as long as their entire abdomens. So they are also sometimes known as "two-tailed spiders. " They range in size from about 10 mm (0.4 inch) to 18 mm (0.7 inch)long. Being very well camouflaged for life on the varicolored trunks of trees, they have an interesting way of capturing prey.
  • Die Hersiliidae sind eine in den Tropen und Subtropen verbreitete Spinnenfamilie aus der Ordnung der Webspinnen. Die Familie umfasst 12 Gattungen mit rund 159 Arten. Der Lebensstil variiert in der Familie stark. Manche Arten weben an Steinen hängende SpinnennetzNetze, andere leben an Bäumen und jagen aktiv nach Beute, welche sie nach dem Fang mit Seide einspinnen.
  • Els hersílids (Hersiliidae) són una família d'aranyes araneomorfes, que formen part de la superfamília dels eresoïdeus (Eresoidea), juntament amb els ecòbids i erèsids. Destaquen per tenir dues fileres molt prominents que són gairebé tan llargues com el seu abdomen. Per això són anomenades també two-tailed spiders (aranyes de dues cues). Tenen una llargada que va des d'uns 10 mm fins als 18 mm. Es camuflen molt bé entre els troncs dels arbres.
  • La famille des Hersiliidae est un taxon d'araignées tropicales et subtropicales avec environs 75 espèces. Elles sont caractérisées par une filière presque aussi longue que l'abdomen même et atteignent entre 10 à 18 mm de long.
  • Hersiliidae è una Famiglia dell' Ordine Araneae della Classe Arachnida. Probabilmente deriva dal nome personale latino Hersilia, che significa figlia del sole o, secondo altre fonti, rugiada, ed il suffisso -idae, che designa l'appartenenza ad una famiglia.
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