The
coneweb spiders of the family
Diguetidae are six-
eyed haplogyne (lacking hardened female genitalia, or epigyna)
spiders that live in tangled space
webs. They fashion a cone-like central retreat in which they hide and lay
eggs. The family is small (three
genera and only 15 species) and is confined to the New World, where it is usually found in deserts. Members of the genus
Diguetia usually build their webs in shrubs or between
cactus pads. Although they have the same eye arrangement as the
sicariids, none of the species are known to be
venomous to
humans.
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