Genus Uloborus

Classification · Explanation of Names

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynes)

Family Uloboridae (Cribellate Orb Weavers)

Genus Uloborus

Explanation of Names

From Greek ouloboros (ουλοβορος)- "with deadly bite"

Ironically, this genus- like the rest of its family, and unlike most or all other spiders- has no venom.

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 1:20pm
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz
Last updated 7 February, 2009 - 11:14pm

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