Ordgarius hobsoni
Appearance
Ordgarius hobsoni | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Araneidae |
Genus: | Ordgarius |
Species: | O. hobsoni
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Binomial name | |
Ordgarius hobsoni (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1877)[1]
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Ordgarius hobsoni is a species of spider of the genus Ordgarius in the family Araneidae. One of a number of spiders known as a bolas spider, it is found in India, Sri Lanka, China, and Japan.[1]
Unlike many araneids, they do not spin a typical orb web. Instead, they hunt by using a sticky 'capture blob' of silk on the end of a line, known as a 'bolas', hence the English name.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Ordgarius hobsoni". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Bolas Spider". flickr. Retrieved 13 April 2016.