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Scoloderus

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Scoloderus is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1887. They primarily feed on nocturnal moths using a ladder-type nest, featuring vertical extensions of sticky orbs above and below the circumference of the primary orb. When a moth strikes the web, it slides down the ladder, leaving behind scales on the sticky silk until it is completely ensnared.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderAraneae
  5. FamilyAraneidae
Observations recorded227

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
27
Family
Araneidae
Collections
USNM, ABS, NMSU, MNRJ, MPEG, TAMU
Recorded in
Ecuador, United States, Brasil, Belize