Uloborus glomosus
Uloborus glomosus is a species of spider in the family Uloboridae. It is one of only a few Uloborus species found in North America and the only species found in Canada.[1] Like all other species in the Uloboridae, Uloborus glomosus does not possess venom glands, relying instead on cribellate, a fuzzy non sticky silk that they use to trap and then wrap their prey. This species exhibits different disturbance behaviors depending on whether there are eggsacs present. If present the female spider will jerk at the web and if not present, then the female spider will walk to the opposite side of the web.[2]
| Uloborus glomosus | |
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| On the left is her distinctive egg sac, in the center roughly triangular abdomen and on the right pink food. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Uloboridae |
| Genus: | Uloborus |
| Species: | U. glomosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Uloborus glomosus (Walckenaer, 1841) | |
Web of Uloborus glomosus
References
- "Species Uloborus glomosus - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- Cushing, Paula (Oct 8, 1989). "Possible Eggsac Defense Behaviors In The Spider Uloborus Glomosus". Cite journal requires
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Muma, Martin H.; Gretsch, Willis J. "The Spider Family Uloboridae in North America North of Mexico" (PDF).
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