 | Cobweb Spider - Enoplognatha ovata Family Theridiidae - Cobweb Spiders, Scaffold Web Spiders, Comb-footed Spiders Female spider photographed in the wild at West Chicago, Illinois. Size = 15mm |
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| Cobweb spiders spin an irregular web that can be described as an intersecting mass of scaffold work with a central area consisting of a three-dimensional trellis of silk. The common name "comb-footed spider" results from the "comb" on their last pair of legs. The comb is a series of serrated spines which they use to comb out the silk from the spinnerets. This combed silk is not sticky but insects get entangled in it. The black widow spider is a member of this family. [2] |
Cobweb spider in curled-and-tied leaf retreat. (Image rotated 180 degrees for clarity)
Different day, different specimen, same species.
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