Scoloderus

Scoloderus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Scoloderus
Simon, 1887

Scoloderus is a genus of orb-weaving spider of the family Araneidae which feed largely on nocturnal moths. Scoloderus spiders make a "ladder" type nest with 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 till it is completely ensnared.[1]

References

  1. Evans, David L.; Schmidt, Justin O. (1990). Insect defenses: adaptive mechanisms and strategies of prey and predators. SUNY series in animal behavior. SUNY Press. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-88706-896-6. Retrieved 2010-04-23.