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Anansi
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Anansi

Anansi is a genus of pirate spiders in the family Mimetidae, endemic to sub-Saharan Africa. The genus was first described in 2017 by Benavides and Hormiga, who separated these species from the genus Mimetus based on molecular phylogenetic analysis and distinctive morphological characteristics.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Anansi natalensis

speciesAnansi natalensis

Anansi insidiator

speciesAnansi insidiator

Anansi luki

speciesAnansi luki

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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 833852.