#ricinoididae

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

Have you seen the Atewa hooded spider (Ricinoides atewa)?

I have now

Yes, in photos/videos

Yes, irl

I'm not sure

Voting ended onSep 7, 2025

The first image is of an adult, the second is of a nymph. This species is about 9.63 mm long, one of the largest ricinuleids.

[herpsandbirds]

Hooded Tick Spider (Cryptocellus goodnighti), family Ricinoididae, Costa Rica

Hooded Tick Spiders are not spiders, but are in a separate order of arachnids, the Ricinulei.

photograph by M. Hedin 

[animalids]

Hooded tickspider (Cryptocellus goodnighti)

Photo by Marshal Hedin

[herpsandbirds]

Hooded Tick Spider (Ricinoides atewa), family Ricinoididae, Asiakwa, Ghana

Hooded Tick Spiders are not spiders, but are in a separate order of arachnids, the Ricinulei.

photograph by Piotr Naskrecki