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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Cribellate Orb Weavers (Uloboridae) » Triangle web spiders (Hyptiotes) » Hyptiotes puebla
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Triangle Web Spider - Hyptiotes puebla - female
Copyright © 2005 Bryan E. Reynolds

Triangle Web Spider - Hyptiotes puebla - Female
Cibola National Forest, Sandia Mountains, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
July 1, 1997
Photographed at night.
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Contributed by Bryan E. Reynolds on 13 March, 2005 - 7:14pm
Last updated 18 January, 2014 - 10:52am

Moved
Moved from Triangle web spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 18 January, 2014 - 10:52am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Triangle Spider.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 6 September, 2007 - 4:23pm login or register to post comments

Very cool.
These are really cool spiders! First of all, they have no venom glands. Second, as displayed here, the spider bridges a gap in the thread anchoring the triangular web (resembles a sector in an orb web). When an insect impacts the web, the spider releases the tension, causing the web to collapse and further entangle the prey. The web's threads are not sticky, but "fluffy," and possibly charged with static electricity.
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 March, 2005 - 10:55am login or register to post comments

 
hyptiotes
I have collected these webs from their natural environ and in my experience they do not bridge a gap in the support line, they cut or break it when attempting a catch. I say this because when I attempt to capture a web the first thing I do is chase away the "owner" and I have seen the spider escape my advance by means of this line.I agree on other points however, this is a really cool spider!!
… spidermanofnj, 23 August, 2005 - 4:19pm login or register to post comments

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