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.
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== it contains five species: Scoloderus ackerlyi Traw, 1996 – Belize Scoloderus cordatus (Taczanowski, 1879) (type) – Mexico to Argentina Scoloderus gibber (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) – Mexico to Argentina Scoloderus nigriceps (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1895) – USA, Mexico, Bahama Is., Cuba, Jamaica Scoloderus tuberculifer (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889) – USA to Argentina ==References== ==External links== Scoloderus at BugGuide
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