Theridiosoma
Theridiosoma is a genus of ray spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1879. They use their web as a high speed slingshot to actively hunt for prey.
Species
Common Eastern Ray Spider
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Observations1,621
Observations recorded2,724
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