Mar 24
Bolas spider
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Bolas spider
The bolas spider is a member of the orb-weaver spider family, Araneidae.
(Image credit: Richard Bradley (https://spidersinohio.net/))
Female bolas spiders mimic the sex-pheromones of moths, luring them close enough to snag with their fishing line. A sticky blob on the end of silk thread, rather than the traditional orb web.
Bolas spider mother with egg sac By: George Elwood Jenks From: The Illustrated Library of the Natural Sciences 1958
Bolas spider By: George Elwood Jenks From: The Illustrated Library of the Natural Sciences 1958
Bolas spider babies By: George Elwood Jenks From: The Illustrated Library of the Natural Sciences 1958
Bolas spider mother with egg sac By: George Elwood Jenks From: The Illustrated Library of the Natural Sciences 1958
Bolas spider playing dead By: George Elwood Jenks From: The Illustrated Library of the Natural Sciences 1958