Nemesiidae
| Funnel-web tarantulas Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous-Recent |
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| Calisoga sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: |
Nemesiidae Simon, 1892 |
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| Diversity | |
| 41 genera, > 300 species | |
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The Nemesiidae are a spider family of the infraorder Mygalomorphae. They were formerly considered part of the Dipluridae family.
Nemesiidae are relatively large, brown, elongated spiders with robust legs. Female Atmetochilus can grow over 4 cm in body length.
These spiders live in burrows. Some finish these with a hinged door. They often push this door up and wait for passing prey. When they catch it they try not to leave their burrow. Sometimes a burrow has a side tube. It is not certain whether Sinopesa builds burrows.
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