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Six-Eyed Sand Spiders
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A six-eyed sand spider, highly venomous and digs into soft sand to hide.

Six-Eyed Sand Spider

The spider’s venom is highly destructive and causes hemorrhaging, necrosis, blood vessel bursting, intense pain, swelling, and death.

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A six-eyed sand spider rests on top of rust-colored sand

A six-eyed sand spider rests on top of rust-colored sand

Learn more about the six-eyed sand spider.

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Closeup picture of the six-eyed sand spider of the genus Hexophthalma (maybe H. hahni or H. goanikontesensis) and former Sicarius (family Sicariidae), photographed in the Namib desert near Swakopmund.

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Closeup picture of the six-eyed sand spider of the genus Hexophthalma photographed in the Namib desert near Swakopmund.

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