Summary ²

Oecobius navus is a small cosmopolitan cribellate spider species of about 2-3mm. It is light grey with darkly annulated legs. It builds flat webs with lateral openings with a diameter of about 3 cm under rocks, on ceilings and along the corners of walls with protruding signaling threads.

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1. (c) Ken Schneider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ken Schneider, http://www.flickr.com/photos/zonotrichia/3734259868/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oecobius_navus

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