''Naatlo'' is a genus of ray spiders that was first described by

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in 1986.

Behaviour

They use their web as a high speed slingshot to actively hunt for prey. Spiders in the genus have been observed to slingshot themselves at speeds exceeding 1.0m/s with accelerations exceeding 250m/s².

Species

it contains seven species, found in South America, Panama,

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Naatlo fauna ''Naatlo'' is a genus of ray spiders that was first described by Jonathan A. Coddington in 1986. Behaviour They use their web as a high speed slingshot to actively hunt for prey. Spiders in the genus have been observed to slingshot themselves a ...

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, Panama,

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, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil *''

Naatlo maturaca ''Naatlo'' is a genus of ray spiders that was first described by Jonathan A. Coddington in 1986. Behaviour They use their web as a high speed slingshot to actively hunt for prey. Spiders in the genus have been observed to slingshot themselves a ...

'' Rodrigues & Lise, 2008 – Brazil *''

Naatlo mayzana ''Naatlo'' is a genus of ray spiders that was first described by Jonathan A. Coddington in 1986. Behaviour They use their web as a high speed slingshot to actively hunt for prey. Spiders in the genus have been observed to slingshot themselves a ...

'' Dupérré & Tapia, 2017 – Ecuador *''

Naatlo serrana ''Naatlo'' is a genus of ray spiders that was first described by Jonathan A. Coddington in 1986. Behaviour They use their web as a high speed slingshot to actively hunt for prey. Spiders in the genus have been observed to slingshot themselves a ...

'' Rodrigues & Lise, 2008 – Brazil *''

Naatlo splendida ''Naatlo'' is a genus of ray spiders that was first described by Jonathan A. Coddington in 1986. Behaviour They use their web as a high speed slingshot to actively hunt for prey. Spiders in the genus have been observed to slingshot themselves a ...

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, 1874) – Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru,

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Naatlo sutila ''Naatlo'' is a genus of Theridiosomatidae, ray spiders that was first described by Jonathan A. Coddington in 1986. Behaviour They use their web as a high speed slingshot to actively hunt for prey. Spiders in the genus have been observed to sling ...

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) – Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago,

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, Peru, Brazil, Argentina *''

Naatlo sylvicola ''Naatlo'' is a genus of ray spiders that was first described by Jonathan A. Coddington in 1986. Behaviour They use their web as a high speed slingshot to actively hunt for prey. Spiders in the genus have been observed to slingshot themselves a ...

'' (Hingston, 1932) – Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago,

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