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title: "Six-eyed Sand Spider"
description: "Sicarius thomisoides — Insects & spiders. Sicarius thomisoides is a species of spider in the family Sicariidae, found in Chile."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/six-eyed-sand-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Six-eyed Sand Spider

> Sicarius thomisoides — Insects & spiders. Sicarius thomisoides is a species of spider in the family Sicariidae, found in Chile.

- Scientific name: *Sicarius thomisoides*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 489
- Wikidata: [Q55692223](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55692223)
- iNaturalist taxon: [816856](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/816856)

## Names

- en: Six-eyed Sand Spider
- es: Araña sicario

## Countries with the most observations

CL (418)

## Summary

Sicarius thomisoides is a species of spider in the family Sicariidae, found in Chile. It is the type species of the genus Sicarius. Its correct name has been the source of confusion. It has often been known by the synonym Sicarius terrosus, a name which has also often been used incorrectly for other species.

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

## Photo

![Six-eyed Sand Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/six-eyed-sand-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Benjamín Salinas · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/401392834

## Machine access

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