Terminology for Exam 3 Flashcards
Which spiders are the primitive spiders?
Trapdoor spiders, tarantula, and purse web spiders
Which spider is a sit and wait?
Thomisidae
Hunting Spiders?
Pisauridae, Lycosidae, Salticidae, and European water spider
Web building spiders?
Linyphiidae, Agelenidae, Theridiidae, Araneidae
Glue Casting spiders?
Ogre faced spider, bolas spider, spitting spider
Nocturnal
Active at night
Diurnal
Active in the day
Arboreal
They live in trees
Cursorial
Ground dwelling
Urticating hairs
Barbed hairs on a tarantula
How do European water spiders breathe?
In an airbubble on their abdomen
How do the EWS catch prey?
by picking up vibrations
How do EWS get back to their plant after catching prey?
dragline
What is a diving bell?
The airbubble on the abdomen of the European water spider
Scopulae
hairs on a spider
Dragline
Line left behind for safety
Swathing silk
The silk used to wrap prey
Funnel Web
Agelenidae