Scytodes thoracica: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the scytodes thoracica lives – recorded in 24 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Scytodes thoracica
Group	Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids
Found in	24 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America
Class	Arachnid
Order	Araneida
Family	Scytodidae

Where does the scytodes thoracica live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the scytodes thoracica in 24 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Texas. In Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Slovakia it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

France
Germany (introduced)
Switzerland
United Kingdom (introduced)
Denmark (introduced)
United States
Hungary
Austria (introduced)
Italy
Belgium (introduced)
Netherlands (introduced)
Czech Republic (introduced)
Croatia
Spain
Bulgaria
Ukraine
Turkey
Romania
Sweden (introduced)
Slovenia
Russia
Kyrgyzstan
Poland (introduced)
Slovakia (introduced)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the scytodes thoracica?

The scytodes thoracica (Scytodes thoracica) is an arachnid in the order Araneida and the family Scytodidae, genus Scytodes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the scytodes thoracica

Scytodes thoracica is a spitting spider, so called because it spits a venomous sticky silken substance over its prey. Its size ranges between 3–6 mm (0.12–0.24 in). The carapace is unusual in sloping upwards towards its rear end, whereas the abdomen slopes downwards.

As a member of family Scytodidae, it has six eyes instead of the eight spiders commonly have.

This particular spitting spider features the presence of silk glands in its cephalothorax. Besides the silk glands in its abdomen, the spider also has silk glands connected with its venom glands. In this way the spider has the ability to make venomous silk. Other arachnids may also have silk glands in their cephalothorax, such as the pseudoscorpions.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Scytodes thoracica (revision 1369633166), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1313397 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).