Uloborus walckenaerius
Uloborus walckenaerius is a spider in the family Uloboridae. Like all spiders in this family, they do not have venom glands and immobilize their prey with over 140 metres of thread.
Uloborus walckenaerius | |
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Uloborus walckenaerius | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Uloboridae |
Genus: | Uloborus |
Species: | U. walckenaerius |
Binomial name | |
Uloborus walckenaerius Latreille, 1806 | |
Synonyms | |
Dysdera fasciata |
Females grow up to 6 mm, males up to 4 mm. It has a dark grey prosoma, covered with white hairs, leaving some dark bands uncovered. The spider lives in warm, open terrain, like heathland, and weaves horizontal cribellate webs close to the ground. A stabilimentum is sometimes present.
Name
Named in honor of Charles Athanase Walckenaer.
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