Ordgarius hobsoni is a species of spider of the genus Ordgarius in the family Araneidae. One of a number of spiders known as a bolas spider, it is found in India, Sri Lanka, China, and Japan.[1]
| Ordgarius hobsoni | |
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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: | Ordgarius |
| Species: | O. hobsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Ordgarius hobsoni (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1877)[1]
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Unlike many araneids, they do not spin a typical orb web. Instead, they hunt by using a sticky 'capture blob' of silk on the end of a line, known as a 'bolas', hence the English name.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Ordgarius hobsoni". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Bolas Spider". flickr. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
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