cobweb spider

English

A cobweb spider, Enoplognatha ovata

Noun

cobweb spider (plural cobweb spiders)

Any spider of the world-spanning family Theridiidae, that build tangle space webs and have a comb of serrated bristles (setae) on the tarsus of the fourth leg.

Synonyms

tangle web spider, tangle-web spider
comb-footed spider

Translations

any spider of the world-spanning family Theridiidae

German: Kugelspinne f, Haubennetzspinne f

See also

Theridiidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Theridiidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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