Filmy dome spider
| Filmy dome spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Neriene |
| Species: | N. radiata |
| Binomial name | |
| Neriene radiata (Walckenaer, 1842) | |
The filmy dome spider (Neriene radiata) is a sheet weaver: a spider in the family Linyphiidae with a holarctic distribution. These spiders construct a dome of fine spider silk and hang upside-down under it, waiting for their prey. It is a preferential host for the kleptoparasitic Argyrodes trigonum.[1]
- Neriene radiata, mating behaviour
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Male and female filmy dome spiders (Neriene radiata) mating
References
- ^ Cangialosi, Karen (1997). "Foraging Versatility and the Influence of Host Availability in Argyrodes Trigonum (Araneae, Theridiidae)". The Journal of Arachnology. 25 (2). Retrieved 3 May 2021.