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Cannibal Spiders
Mimetus
Mimetus is a genus of pirate spiders in the family Mimetidae. They are found worldwide.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Common Pirate Spider
speciesMimetus puritanus

Mimetus laevigatus
speciesMimetus laevigatus

Reticulated Pirate Spider
speciesMimetus notius
Western Pirate Spider
speciesMimetus hesperus

Mimetus eutypus
speciesMimetus eutypus

Mimetus epeiroides
speciesMimetus epeiroides

Mimetus testaceus
speciesMimetus testaceus

Mimetus trituberculatus
speciesMimetus trituberculatus
Mimetus syllepsicus
speciesMimetus syllepsicus

Mimetus indicus
speciesMimetus indicus

Mimetus ryukyus
speciesMimetus ryukyus

Mimetus banksi
speciesMimetus banksi

Mimetus melanoleucus
speciesMimetus melanoleucus

Mimetus cornutus
speciesMimetus cornutus

Mimetus portoricensis
speciesMimetus portoricensis

Mimetus variegatus
speciesMimetus variegatus

Mimetus yinae
speciesMimetus yinae

Mimetus echinatus
speciesMimetus echinatus

Mimetus labiatus
speciesMimetus labiatus
Mimetus parvulus
speciesMimetus parvulus

Mimetus spinatus
speciesMimetus spinatus
Nelson's pirate spider
speciesMimetus nelsoni
Mimetus bigibbosus
speciesMimetus bigibbosus
Mimetus crudelis
speciesMimetus crudelis
Mimetus hirsutus
speciesMimetus hirsutus
Mimetus verecundus
speciesMimetus verecundus
Mimetus marjorieae
speciesMimetus marjorieae
Mimetus ridens
speciesMimetus ridens
Mimetus tikaderi
speciesMimetus tikaderi
Mimetus bishopi
speciesMimetus bishopi
Mimetus arushae
speciesMimetus arushae
Mimetus keyserlingi
speciesMimetus keyserlingi
Mimetus triangularis
speciesMimetus triangularis
Mimetus comorensis
speciesMimetus comorensis
Mimetus madacassus
speciesMimetus madacassus
Mimetus rusticus
speciesMimetus rusticus
Mimetus saetosus
speciesMimetus saetosus
Mimetus bifurcatus
speciesMimetus bifurcatus
Mimetus rapax
speciesMimetus rapax
Mimetus vespillo
speciesMimetus vespillo
Mimetus caudatus
speciesMimetus caudatus
Mimetus lamellaris
speciesMimetus lamellaris
Mimetus sinicus
speciesMimetus sinicus
Mimetus tuberculatus
speciesMimetus tuberculatus
Mimetus wangi
speciesMimetus wangi
Mimetus hispaniolae
speciesMimetus hispaniolae
Mimetus aktius
speciesMimetus aktius
Mimetus haynesi
speciesMimetus haynesi
Mimetus tillandsiae
speciesMimetus tillandsiae
Mimetus strinatii
speciesMimetus strinatii
Mimetus dimissus
speciesMimetus dimissus
Mimetus hieroglyphicus
speciesMimetus hieroglyphicus
Mimetus margaritifer
speciesMimetus margaritifer
Mimetus brasilianus
speciesMimetus brasilianus
Mimetus debilispinis
speciesMimetus debilispinis
Mimetus penicillatus
speciesMimetus penicillatus
Mimetus bucerus
speciesMimetus bucerus
Mimetus lingbaoshanensis
speciesMimetus lingbaoshanensis
Mimetus juhuaensis
speciesMimetus juhuaensis
Mimetus latro
speciesMimetus latro
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 60357.