This genus, belonging to the crevice weaver spider family, is a small group of spiders. Scientists are still researching about the genus.
| Southern House (Kukulcania hibernalis) |
Size: Female spiders have around 0.74 in (1.8 in ), and males are smaller than their female mates.
Color: Light brown to dark brown, black to beige, these spiders are mostly such colored.
Other Characteristic Features: Male spiders have thinner and more slender bodies than female spiders.
Female spiders make egg sacs before laying eggs into them. The sac is then filled with tiny and round eggs.
In some species, spiderlings stay closely to each other and sometimes collectively hunt preys. They stay with their mothers initially but disperse soon.
Either female adult spiders or juveniles create flat webs for catching their prey.
Studies have shown that in certain species, male spiders are likely to bite with some rare results like allergy and swelling. They are not venomous at all.
| Distribution | USA, Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador, |
| Habitat | Trees |
| Diet | Beetles, cockroaches, houseflies, and other insects |
| Lifespan | 5-8 years |
Image Credits: bugguide.net
This genus, belonging to the crevice weaver spider family, is a small group of spiders. Scientists are still researching about the genus.
| Southern House (Kukulcania hibernalis) |
Size: Female spiders have around 0.74 in (1.8 in ), and males are smaller than their female mates.
Color: Light brown to dark brown, black to beige, these spiders are mostly such colored.
Other Characteristic Features: Male spiders have thinner and more slender bodies than female spiders.
Female spiders make egg sacs before laying eggs into them. The sac is then filled with tiny and round eggs.
In some species, spiderlings stay closely to each other and sometimes collectively hunt preys. They stay with their mothers initially but disperse soon.
Either female adult spiders or juveniles create flat webs for catching their prey.
Studies have shown that in certain species, male spiders are likely to bite with some rare results like allergy and swelling. They are not venomous at all.
| Distribution | USA, Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador, |
| Habitat | Trees |
| Diet | Beetles, cockroaches, houseflies, and other insects |
| Lifespan | 5-8 years |
Image Credits: bugguide.net
