Top 10 smallest spiders in the world

Spiders are not the most welcome guests in the house. Everywhere they try to get rid of them using improvised methods: slippers, for example, or chemical agents. But it is worth taking a closer look at these creatures, as the desire to get rid of them is replaced by another – to set them free.

Indeed, think, at the next meeting with a spider, why don’t you, instead of killing it, release the representative of the arachnids carefully out the window or onto the stairwell? To do this, you need only 2 items: a glass and a lid. You put the spider in a glass, cover it with a lid, and then release it into the wild.

Do you know that you can’t kill spiders? There are many legends associated with 8-legged creatures. Among the ancient peoples, the spider in the center of the web was a symbol of the sun, from which rays emanate.

And there is also a sign according to which a small spider (by the way, our article is just about them) – for money, albeit small, and a large one – for solid amounts. As the inhabitants say, the omen works, so think before running after the slipper.

In this article we want to tell you about the smallest spiders in the world, look at their photos, find out the names.

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recluse spider – very tiny, with legs its dimensions do not exceed 20 mm, but this does not prevent it from carrying a serious danger to humans. Its poison is so strong that without timely medical intervention, a person can simply die. In this case, the pain is not felt immediately, and a person can become a victim during sleep.

brown spider likes to settle in abandoned buildings, but can also get into a residential building. It is distinguished from others by the number of eyes – usually a spider has 8, and this species has 6. Despite the fact that the spider is called brown, in reality they are also gray or dark yellow.

9. Muscular jumper

This species of spider has excellent vision, providing an all-round view of almost 360º. A pair of eyes that are in front, like binoculars, gives a magnifying image.

Muscular jumper (aka “motley”) was named after the mythological character of the son of Hercules. The jumper can be attributed to the smallest spiders in the world, but to one of the largest representatives of jumping spiders – its size reaches 2 cm in length.

This interesting arachnid can be found in Southeast Asia, in forests, near swamps and in foliage. The spider has one feature – it does not weave nets, but during the hunt it uses a safety thread, attaching it to a hard surface.

8. Karakurt

Differently karakurta called “black widow“. The reason for this is two facts: coloring (there are red spots on his black abdomen, but they are absent in adult females – black spiders resemble a widow) and the female’s treatment of the male – after mating, she eats him.

It is no wonder that one of the most dangerous types of spiders is nicknamed the “black widow”. The spider has an interesting body structure – its abdomen is shaped like a ball. The bite of a karakurt is very dangerous, but the inhabitants of Russia should not worry (if only the inhabitants of Azerbaijan, they can also be found there), because. spiders live in North Africa and Central Asia.

7. Spider-cross

There is a claim that the cross is dangerous to humans, but in fact this is a myth – one of the most common spiders is poisonous only to small animals: rats, mice, etc.

Spider-cross It is considered peaceful, but when relaxing in nature it can cause some inconvenience. This species prefers places with high humidity, most often it can be found in gardens or shrubs growing near water bodies.

The spider got its name due to its appearance – on the back of the arachnid is a cross formed from white spots. Female crosses are larger than males – their sizes reach 25 mm, and the male does not exceed 11 mm.

6. Folkus phalangoidea

Meet folkus phalangoidea – This is a “house” spider that lives throughout our planet. It is found where there is low light: in basements, for example. If the folkus has got into the house, then, as a rule, it prefers the ceilings and corners of the house.

A characteristic feature of this baby (the length of adults is only 7-10 mm.) Is the ability to tremble with the whole body and net, in case it was disturbed. The trembling occurs with such frequency that the outlines of the spider blur in space, and it is almost impossible to see it.

Despite its strange feature, the phalangeal spider is completely harmless to humans, and when it penetrates the skin (by 0,1 mm), a person feels only a slight burning sensation.

5. house spider

Brownie or house spider belongs to the family of funnel spiders. Of all the species, it is the most common – it lives everywhere in the wild, and also prefers to settle in human dwellings, especially he likes attics. By the way, he manages to get into the apartment very easily – in warm weather he does this through open windows.

For a person, a house spider up to 12 mm in size does not pose a danger, but attacks only if it feels that something threatens it.

Interesting fact: The house spider perfectly feels changes in atmospheric pressure. If it rains, he climbs deeper into the hole, and sits there without protruding.

4. Ant Jumping Spider

jumping spider called a miracle of nature, outwardly it looks like an ant. Its dimensions do not exceed 12 mm. Among other representatives of the arthropod species, he stands out for his ability to jump and is the owner of excellent vision. Many researchers even believe that ant spider endowed with intelligence.

Spiders of this species are representatives of fauna and flora, they are found absolutely everywhere. Once, in 1975, one of the subspecies was discovered on the top of Everest – at an altitude of more than 6500 m above sea level. There is a version that ancient ant spiders first appeared in Gondwana, and subsequently spread throughout the Earth.

3. Marpissa mossy

This type of spider can be called the most charismatic. Widespread in the Palearctic. Marpissa mossy in length reaches 8 mm, the color varies from gray to brownish. The spider got such an interesting name due to its appearance, because its entire body is covered with hairline, which is very similar to moss.

Spiders of this species prefer to settle in nests that they create in dead trees. The mossy marpissa lives in North Africa, Europe and the Asian part of Russia. Some who managed to see the marpissa live say that this species is considered one of the largest horses in central Russia. Live it looks very solid.

2. Himalayan horse

The Himalayan spider species is tiny in size – the male does not exceed 5 mm, and the female grows up to 6 mm. For the first time this unusual tiny spider was found on Everest, so that the representative of arachnids can be attributed to the highest mountain of all spiders on our planet.

If you pay attention to the name, it becomes clear that it was created for a reason, but means “living above all.” Впервые Himalayan horse discovered in 1922, but qualified this species in the scientific world only 2 years later – in 1924.

1. Patu digua

A surprisingly tiny spider closes our selection. patu digua. Scientists have found that the size of the male is only 0,43 mm. – without a magnifying glass and not see. The spider belongs to the symphytognathic family. Distributed in West Africa on the Ivory Coast.

It is unimaginable, but with such dimensions, the spider has a well-developed nervous system, which occupies 80% of the body. In addition to the nervous system, patu digua also has a brain, which occupies 25% of the body.