Common Spiders & Other Arachnids of The Gambia, West Africa

abdomen Abuko Afrotropical Afrotropical region Amblypygi arachnid Araneidae Argyrodes behaviour beneath biodiversity biology bivittatus body length booklungs Buthidae calamistrum carapace Cheiracanthium chelicerae claws colour comb-foot common construct coxae crab spider cribellate cribellum cryptic diverse family easily identified easily recognized egg sacs eight eyes eye arrangement female fenestrata free-living Gambia Gambian species genera genus glands Ground Spiders Guinea-Bissau Harvestmen highly hooded tick spiders insects jumper jumping spiders known to occur Little is known lynx males metatarsus mimic mites Nephila Nephilidae nocturnal Opiliones orb-weaver orb-web spider pair of legs Palpigradi pedipalps Peucetia posterior median eyes predators prey Prodidomid prosoma Pseudoscorpiones recorded from Senegal retreats Ricinulei Salticidae Schizomida sclerites scorpions order Senegal senegalensis setae silk small to medium-sized Solifugae spider families spinnerets stabilimentum subfamily synanthropic tarsal tarsus taxonomic termite Tetragnatha Thelyphonida Theridiidae tiny tree trunks Uropygi usually found vegetation venom ventral vinegaroons wandering spiders weave webs West Africa whipscorpions wolf spider