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Trachelas pacificus

Trachelas pacificus is a spider belonging to the family of ground sac spiders. It inhabits parts of North America.

Scientific Classification

Trachelas pacificus

Physical Description and Identification

Adults

Size: Male: 0.657 cm Female: 0.762 cm

Color: They have a magenta carapace and a tan abdomen.

Other Characteristic Features: Their eyes are arranged in two separate rows at a distance apart.

Eggs

Females lay around 26 eggs inside a white, papery silk-like, flat-bottomed sac made of webbing. Each egg is approximately 9 cm long.

Spiderlings

The juveniles resemble tiny adults.

The Web

As a wandering hunter, this species does not use webbing to catch prey.

Is the Trachelas pacificus Venomous

While their fangs are strong enough to penetrate human skin, the venom they produce is not very toxic.

Quick Facts

Lifespan 1-2 years
Distribution Mexico and the United States
Habitat Vineyards, mainly grapes
Diet Insects

Did You Know

  • American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin and American arachnologist Vaine Wilton Ivie first described this spider in 1935.

Image Source: idtools.org

Trachelas pacificus is a spider belonging to the family of ground sac spiders. It inhabits parts of North America.

Trachelas pacificus

Physical Description and Identification

Adults

Size: Male: 0.657 cm Female: 0.762 cm

Color: They have a magenta carapace and a tan abdomen.

Other Characteristic Features: Their eyes are arranged in two separate rows at a distance apart.

Eggs

Females lay around 26 eggs inside a white, papery silk-like, flat-bottomed sac made of webbing. Each egg is approximately 9 cm long.

Spiderlings

The juveniles resemble tiny adults.

The Web

As a wandering hunter, this species does not use webbing to catch prey.

Is the Trachelas pacificus Venomous

While their fangs are strong enough to penetrate human skin, the venom they produce is not very toxic.

Quick Facts

Lifespan 1-2 years
Distribution Mexico and the United States
Habitat Vineyards, mainly grapes
Diet Insects

Did You Know

  • American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin and American arachnologist Vaine Wilton Ivie first described this spider in 1935.

Image Source: idtools.org