Lynx spider (Oxyopidae) is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1870. Most species make little use of webs, instead spending their lives as hunting spiders on plants. Many species frequent flowers in particular, ambushing pollinators, much as crab spiders do. They tend to tolerate members of their own species more than most spiders do, and at least one species has been identified as exhibiting social behaviour.
Spitting spiders (Scytodidae) is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by John Blackwall in 1864. It contains over 250 species in five genera, of which Scytodes is the best-known.
Kumonga is a mutated, enormous spider-like kaiju that first appeared in Toho's 1967 film Son of Godzilla and went on to appear in the films Destroy All Monsters, All Monsters Attack and Godzilla: Final Wars. In the English dub version of Son of Godzilla, Kumonga is referred to as Spiga, while subsequent films refer to it by its original name.
Portia labiata is a jumping spider found in Sri Lanka, India, southern China, Burma (Myanmar), Malaysia, Singapore, Java, Sumatra and the Philippines. In this medium-sized jumping spider, the front part is orange-brown and the back part is brownish. The conspicuous main eyes provide vision more acute than a cat's during the day and 10 times more acute than a dragonfly's, and this is essential in P. labiata′s navigation, hunting and mating.
Scytodes thoracica is a spitting spider, so called because it spits a venomous sticky silken substance over its prey. Its size ranges between 3–6 mm (0.12–0.24 in). The carapace is unusual in sloping upwards towards its rear end, whereas the abdomen slopes downwards.
Scytodes is a genus of spitting spiders that occur all around the world. The most widely distributed species is Scytodes thoracica, which originally had a palearctic distribution, but has been introduced to North America, Argentina, India, Australia, and New Zealand. The genus was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804. Spitting spiders have pale yellow bodies with black spots on their cephalothorax, and legs that are characterized by black bands.
Scytodes globula, the Chilean tiger spider, is a predatory spider of the family Scytodidae. In Spanish, it is known as araña tigre, or "tiger spider", but is also well known as "long-legged spider" or "spitting spider". It has achieved fame by being the only natural predator of the extremely common and dangerous Chilean recluse spider.
Jacques Millot was a French arachnologist, who also made significant contributions in the fields of ichthyology and ethnology.
Scytodes venusta is a species of spider of the genus Scytodes. It is distributed from Sri Lanka to Java, and introduced in the Netherlands. Female is known with 4.75-5.5 mm of length.
Alireza Zamani is an Iranian arachnologist and taxonomist.
Idiommata is a genus of brushed trapdoor spiders first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. It is endemic to Australia.
Erythrodiplax fusca, the red-faced dragonlet, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America.
Phyllophaga fusca, the northern June beetle, is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America.
Spartocera fusca is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.
Scytodes univittata is a species of spitting spider in the family Scytodidae. It is found in Egypt, Iran, India, Turkmenia, Kirghizia, has been introduced into Hawaii, Mexico, Cuba, Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, Canary Islands, and Spain.
Scytodes longipes is a species of spitting spider in the family Scytodidae. It is found in Southern America, has been introduced into Pacific Islands, Guinea, Congo, Indonesia, and Australia (Queensland).
Scytodes lugubris is a species of spitting spider in the family Scytodidae. It is found in Tropical Asia, has been introduced into Hawaii, and Mexico.
Scytodes kumonga is a species of spider in the Scytodidae family native to Iran. It was described in 2020. The specific name kumonga refers to the spider kaiju Kumonga, a recurring monster in the Godzilla franchise by Toho which can spit silk in a similar manner to spitting spiders to ensnare opponents, whose name in turn is derived from the Japanese word for 'spider', kumo (クモ). Kumonga's binomial name in Godzilla Singular Point, Kumonga scytodes, pays homage to this species.
Ramisyllis kingghidorahi is a species of polychaete worm in the family Syllidae. The species lives in the Sea of Japan off Sado Island, Japan, where the holotype was found living within the internal canals of a sponge of the genus Petrosia.
