Pirate spiders, members of the family Mimetidae, are araneomorph spiders which typically feed on other spiders. The family Mimetidae contains roughly 200 species divided among 12 genera, of which Mimetus and Ero are the most common.

This page lists all described species of the spider family Mimetidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog as of January 2021: [1]

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The Mimetidae family, commonly known as pirate spiders, is known for its predatory behavior of mimicking and hunting other spiders. They exhibit a range of fascinating behaviors and adaptations that set them apart from other arachnids.

Pirate spider, any member of the family Mimetidae (order Araneida), noted for its habit of eating other spiders. The approximately 100 species are distributed worldwide.

Mimetidae, the pirate spiders, get their common name from their behaviour of invading the web of a spider of similar size, killing the spider who built the web and taking it over. They way they do this is to pretend to be either a prospective mate or prey.

Mimetidae are the pirates of the spider world, but their acts of theivery take place on the webs, rather than ships, of other spiders. The name Mimetidae means “imitator” and is thus a very fitting name for these sneaky spiders.

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Pirate spiders, members of the family Mimetidae, are araneomorph spiders which typically feed on other spiders. Most organisms interact with other organisms in some way or another, and how …

Spiders are in the class Arachnida together with harvestmen, mites and ticks. They all have 8 legs and can produce silk. Most have fangs able to inject venom into their prey. In Britain there are over 650 species of spiders - most of these are small and secretive and consequently overlooked by the majority of people.