Net-casting spider
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Net-casting spiders are members of the family Deinopidae. Their name is derived from their unique method of hunting in which they envelope prey with a small net-like web. Hiding in low vegetation at night, the spider will weave a small cribellate web of silk. The spider then holds the net and waits for prey to pass below. When prey approaches the spider will stretch the net to two or three times its relaxed size and propel itself onto the prey, entangling it in the web.
Genera
- Avellopsis - Camel-backed spider
- Deinopis - Ogre-faced spider
- Menneus - Humped-back spider
- Subrufa - Rufus net-casting spider
External links
- http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/netcasting_spider.htm
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