🕷️Herpyllus ecclesiasticus
Herpyllus ecclesiasticus, commonly called the eastern parson spider, is a species of spider named after the abdominal markings resembling an old-style cravat worn by clergy in the 18th century. It is mainly found in North America east of the Rocky Mountains, from Alberta east to Nova Scotia in Canada, and south through the United States to Tamaulipas, Mexico, and Florida. Individuals can be found throughout the year, both in homes and under rocks or logs in deciduous forests.
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The IUCN Red List has not assessed Herpyllus ecclesiasticus yet.
- Body mass
- not recorded
- Body length
- 0.01 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- not recorded
Everything we know about the Herpyllus ecclesiasticus
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body length0.01 maverage0.01–0.01 m · range across sexesOther figures ↓Hide ↑
Species-level value synthesised as the mean of: female, male.
By sex
- Male0.01 mWorld Spider Trait DatabasePekar et al. 2021, Database 2021:baab064Spiders of Canada; Platnick & Dondale 1992
- Female0.01 mWorld Spider Trait DatabasePekar et al. 2021, Database 2021:baab064Spiders of Canada; Platnick & Dondale 1992
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Herpyllus ecclesiasticus yet: body mass, shoulder height, top speed, bite force, maximum lifespan.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumArthropoda
- ›classArachnida
- ›orderAraneae
- ›familyGnaphosidae
- ›genusHerpyllus
- ›speciesHerpyllus ecclesiasticus
- subphylumChelicerata
- orderSpiders · Araneae
- suborderAraneomorphae
- genusHerpyllus
All 6 branches ↓Fewer branches ↑
- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumChelicerata
- orderSpiders · Araneae
- suborderAraneomorphae
- genusHerpyllus
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