Xysticus funestus, the mournful ground crab spider, the sad ground crab spider or the deadly ground crab spider is a species of ground crab spider in the family Thomisidae.[1][2] It is found in North America.[2][3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Xysticus |
| Species: | X. funestus
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| Binomial name | |
| Xysticus funestus Keyserling, 1880
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Despite one of the suggested common names - ‘deadly ground crab spider’, Xysticus funestus poses no threat to humans nor common pets. Bites are extremely rare due to the spider’s natural avoidance of humans, and none of the group have bites that are medically significant for humans - typically only causing minor swelling and redness at the wound site.
References
edit- ^ "Xysticus funestus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ^ a b "Xysticus funestus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ^ "Xysticus funestus Keyserling, 1880". World Spider Catalog Version 25.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2024. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ Dean D.A. (2016). "Catalogue of Texas spiders". ZooKeys 570: 1-703.
- Bradley, Richard A. (2012). Common Spiders of North America. University of California Press.
- Ubick, Darrell (2005). Spiders of North America: An Identification Manual. American Arachnological Society.
External links
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Data related to Xysticus funestus at Wikispecies
