Tiniest Goblin Spider

Typical goblin spiders

Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae (Spiders)
Suborder: Araneomorphae (Typical Spiders)
Infraorder: Haplogynae
Zoosection Synspermiata
Superfamily Dysderoidea
Family: Oonopidae (Goblin spiders)
Subfamily: Oonopinae (Typical goblin spiders)

Size: less than 1 cm. Less than 1 cm.
5 mm to 10 mm.

Goblin spiders are tiny, generally measuring only 1 to 3 millimeters in length, They are consistently tiny, making them very difficult to notice, similar to the elusive nature of mythical goblins.

characteristic orange or amber coloration.

Behavior: They are active, nocturnal hunters (vagabonds) that pursue their prey rather than catching it in a web. They feed on small invertebrates like mites, booklice,firebrats, and springtails.
Habitat: They are found worldwide, predominantly in tropical regions, and live in diverse microhabitats such as leaf litter, soil, under rocks, and in tree canopies.

The genus Oonops is the type genus of the family Oonopidae.

The tiny size and nocturnal habits of these spiders mean they often go completely unnoticed by people, making their presence a common but rarely observed phenomenon.

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