Uloborus walckenaerius | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Uloboridae |
Genus: | Uloborus |
Species: | U. walckenaerius
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Binomial name | |
Uloborus walckenaerius | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Dysdera fasciata Risso, 1826 |
Uloborus walckenaerius, also known as the feather-legged spider, is a cribellate 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. They are named in honor of Charles Athanase Walckenaer.