Armed Spiders Phoneutria Perty (Arachnida: Araneae: Ctenidae)

Abstract

Phoneutria are nocturnal hunters that actively forage and overcome prey with potent venom rather than relying on a web for prey capture. Members of the genus are among the most medically important spiders in the world (Vetter and Isbister 2008). https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1207 Also available at: http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/URBAN/SPIDERS/armed_spider.html

Keywords

• Venomous Spiders
• Araneae