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Bowl-and-doily Spider
Frontinella pyramitela
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Arthropoda ›Class: Arachnida ›Order: Araneae ›Family: Linyphiidae ›Genus: Frontinella
About
The bowl and doily spider (Frontinella communis) is a species of sheet weaver found in North and Central America. It is a small spider, about 4 mm (0.16 in) long, that weaves a fairly complex sheet web system consisting of an inverted dome shaped web, or "bowl", suspended above a horizontal sheet web, or "doily", hence its common name. The spider hangs from the underside of the "bowl", and bites through the web small flies, gnats and other...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Bowl-and-doily Spider is Frontinella pyramitela.
- Bowl-and-doily Spider belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Bowl-and-doily Spider belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- Bowl-and-doily Spider belongs to the class Arachnida.
- Bowl-and-doily Spider belongs to the order Araneae.
- Bowl-and-doily Spider belongs to the family Linyphiidae.
- Bowl-and-doily Spider belongs to the genus Frontinella.