Mastophora bisaccata is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae. It is also known as Mastaphora obesa.[1][2] It is found in the United States and Mexico.[3][4][1][5] 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.[6]
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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. bisaccata
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| Binomial name | |
| Mastophora bisaccata (Emerton, 1884)
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References
edit- ^ a b "Mastophora bisaccata". NMBE World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Mastophora bisaccata (Emerton 1884) names - Encyclopedia of Life".
- ^ "Mastophora bisaccata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Mastophora bisaccata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Mastophora bisaccata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Levi, H.W. (2003). "The bolas spiders of the genus Mastophora (Araneae: Araneidae)". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 157: 309–382.
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