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Infraorder ARANEOMORPHAE

Introduction

The Araneomorphae are the most speciose and morphologically diverse of the spiders. They include some of the least developed spiders through to the highly socially interactive and sighted Jumping spiders of the family Salticidae.

 

Diagnosis

Spiders with transverse or diagonal fang action with terminal spinnerets and abdomen lacking external segmentation.