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South American social spider
Jean Martins, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Spiders & tarantulas

South American social spider

Anelosimus eximius (Keyserling, 1884)

Names

EnglishSouth American social spider
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongoanansi (general name for the group)
Scientific nameAnelosimus eximius (Keyserling, 1884)

About this species

Anelosimus eximius is a species of social spider in the genus Anelosimus, native to the Lesser Antilles and the area from Panama to Argentina. Colonies can comprise several thousand individuals.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyTheridiidae
GenusAnelosimus

In Suriname

13Records in Suriname
6iNaturalist observations
1982First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini6
  • Brokopondo3

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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