Family Dictynidae (Hackled band-producing spiders)

Domain: EucaryaKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ArthropodaClass: ArachnidaOrder: Araneae Phenology

Dictynidae Species Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Species Common Name Photo Where? Phenology
Cicurina arcuataMeshweaver spider(NA) HerePhenology
Cicurina breviariaspider(NA) HerePhenology
Cicurina brevisMeshweaver spider(NA) HerePhenology
Cicurina minimaspider(NA) HerePhenology
Cicurina placidaspider(NA) HerePhenology
Cicurina species(NA)(NA) HerePhenology

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Note:
Taxa on this list are only those contained in the ATBI database,
and do not neccessarily include all Park taxa from historic park reports, literature,
or other sources that have not yet been entered
in the Biodiversity Database.
Also note: where part of the taxon name is species,
it means that the taxon name has not yet been agreed upon by taxonomists for this group,
or that it was not identified to this level.

In Case You Didn't Know ...
Usually they create a tangle of silken fibers among several branches or stems of one plant.


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