comb-footed spider

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Noun1.comb-footed spider - spider having a comb-like row of bristles on each hind foot
theridiid
spider - predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
family Theridiidae, Theridiidae - a family of comb-footed spiders
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The prey attack behavior of Achaearanea tesselata (Araneae, Theridiidae)
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