comb-footed spider

[kohm-foot-id]

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noun

any of numerous spiders constituting the family Theridiidae, having a comblike row of bristles on the tarsi of the hind legs.

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The spiders in the study, Anelosimus studiosus, are a type of comb-footed spider well known for exhibiting one of two wildly different behaviors: aggressive and docile.