House spider - Ietanagumo

A medium-sized spider belonging to the Arthropoda phylum, Arachnidae family, and Araneidae family. It is also simply called Tanagumo. It is found from Hokkaido to Kyushu, and spins shelf-like webs in the corners of walls of houses and between furniture and walls.

[Takeo Yaginuma]

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節足動物門クモ形綱真正クモ目タナグモ科に属する中形のクモ。単にタナグモともよばれる。北海道から九州まで分布し、人家の壁の隅や家具と壁の間などに棚状の網を張る。

［八木沼健夫］

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