Meta | |
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Meta sp. with eggsac | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Tetragnathidae |
Genus: |
Meta C. L. Koch, 1836 |
Species | |
See text. |
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Diversity | |
34 species |
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Meta is a spider genus that occurs worldwide. They are often associated with caves, caverns, and recesses, and some are known as "cave orbweavers".