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Spitting spider

Scytodes thoracica

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Description:

Scytodes thoracica is a spitting spider, so called because it spits a venomous sticky silken substance over its prey. The pictured spider was spotted in Florina city, Greece, inside our hotel room. She was released in the garden of the hotel, soon after the pics.

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Scytodes thoracica - Wikipedia

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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International Spider Survey
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Spiders of Greece

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PublishedOctober 9, 2019

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