Cryptachaea veruculata (Urquhart, 1886) is a animal in the Theridiidae family, order Araneae, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Cryptachaea veruculata (Urquhart, 1886)
This small spider species shows clear sexual size dimorphism and builds small webs in varied locations including vegetation and building walls.
Cryptachaea veruculata (Urquhart, 1886) has a distinct difference in body size between the sexes: females reach an approximate body size of 4 mm, while males only reach about 1.5 mm. This species sometimes builds small webs inside flowers and on green vegetation, and will also build webs in the corners of the outer walls of buildings.
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Parasteatoda lunata (Clerck, 1757)
Steatoda lepida (O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1880)
Theridion varians Hahn, 1833
Steatoda triangulosa (Walckenaer, 1802)
Episinus angulatus (Blackwall, 1836)
Argyrodes antipodianus O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1880
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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