Ordgarius hobsoni

Ordgarius hobsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Infraorder:Araneomorphae
Family:Araneidae
Genus:Ordgarius
Species: O. hobsoni
Binomial name
Ordgarius hobsoni
(O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1877)[1]

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ordgarius hobsoni". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  2. "Bolas Spider". flickr. Retrieved 13 April 2016.


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