Uloborus walckenaerius

Uloborus walckenaerius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Uloboridae
Genus: Uloborus
Species:
U. walckenaerius
Binomial name
Uloborus walckenaerius
Synonyms[2]

Dysdera fasciata Risso, 1826
Veleda lineata Blackwall, 1859
Veleda pallens Blackwall, 1862
Uloborus walckenaerii Chyzer & Kulczynski, 1891

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.

  1. ^ "Summary for Uloborus walckenaerius (Araneae)". britishspiders.org. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "The Nearctic Spider Database: Uloborus Walckenaerius Latreille 1806". Archived from the original on March 11, 2007. Retrieved March 3, 2022.