Biology:Mastophora phrynosoma
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Short description: Species of spider
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Mastophora |
| Species: | M. phrynosoma
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| Binomial name | |
| Mastophora phrynosoma Gertsch, 1955
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Mastophora phrynosoma is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae. It is found in the United States.[1][2][3][4] Like all known species of the genus Mastophora, adult females are bolas spiders, capturing their prey with one or more sticky drops at the end of a single line of silk rather than in a web. Males and juvenile females capture their prey directly with their legs.[5]
References
- ↑ "Mastophora phrynosoma Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=860612. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Mastophora phrynosoma". https://www.gbif.org/species/5171178. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Mastophora phrynosoma". https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/4522. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Mastophora phrynosoma species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/424001. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ Levi, H.W. (2003), "The bolas spiders of the genus Mastophora (Araneae: Araneidae)", Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 157: 309–382
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4277206 entry
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