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title: "Mexican Two-tailed Spider"
description: "Neotama mexicana — Insects & spiders. Neotama mexicana, also known as the long-spinneret spider or Mexican two-tailed spider, is a species of tree trunk spider in the family Hersiliidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/mexican-two-tailed-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Mexican Two-tailed Spider

> Neotama mexicana — Insects & spiders. Neotama mexicana, also known as the long-spinneret spider or Mexican two-tailed spider, is a species of tree trunk spider in the family Hersiliidae.

- Scientific name: *Neotama mexicana*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 1366
- Wikidata: [Q2352592](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2352592)
- iNaturalist taxon: [298372](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/298372)

## Names

- en: Mexican Two-tailed Spider
- es: Araña de dos colas

## Countries with the most observations

MX (528), CO (80), US (50), CR (13), HN (13), PA (12), EC (5), NI (4), GT (3)

## Summary

Neotama mexicana, also known as the long-spinneret spider or Mexican two-tailed spider, is a species of tree trunk spider in the family Hersiliidae. It is found in a range from the United States to Peru and Guyana.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neotama_mexicana

## Photo

![Mexican Two-tailed Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mexican-two-tailed-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Zygy · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/314278191

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mexican-two-tailed-spider?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).