Uloboroidea
Uloborus plumipes, Uloboridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Suborder: Araneomorphae Division: Entelegynae Superfamily: Uloboroidea
Diversity
2 families, 319 species
Families
Deinopidae Uloboridae

The Uloboroidea are a superfamily of cribellate ^[1] araneomorph spiders. Arthropods are Animals belonging to the Phylum Arthropoda (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, " Joint " Arachnids are a class ( Arachnida) of joint-legged Invertebrate Animals in the subphylum Chelicerata. Spiders are Predatory Invertebrate Animals that have two body segments, eight legs no chewing mouth parts and no wings The Araneomorphae are a Suborder of Spiders They are distinguished by having Chelicerae (fangs that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action The Entelegynae are a subgroup of araneomorph spiders Almost all members of this group unlike most members of Haplogynae, have eight eyes and females have Spider taxonomy is the Alpha taxonomy of the Spiders members of the Araneae order of the arthropod The Spider family Deinopidae consists of stick-like elongate spiders that build unusual webs that they suspend between the front legs The hackled orbweavers (family Uloboridae) have the special distinction of being non- venomous Spiders Their lack of poison glands is a secondary evolved Taxonomic rank ( rank, category, taxonomic category is an abstract term used in the Scientific classification, or Taxonomy, of organisms A cribellum is a kind of comb-like device in certain Spiders used to separate fibers of Silk drawn from its Spinnerets into many extremely fine fibers giving The Araneomorphae are a Suborder of Spiders They are distinguished by having Chelicerae (fangs that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action They contain two families of eight-eyed spiders:

• Deinopidae
• Uloboridae

References

1. ^ Coddington, J. In Biological classification, family ( Latin The Spider family Deinopidae consists of stick-like elongate spiders that build unusual webs that they suspend between the front legs The hackled orbweavers (family Uloboridae) have the special distinction of being non- venomous Spiders Their lack of poison glands is a secondary evolved A. & Levi, H. W. (1991). Systematics and Evolution of Spiders (Araneae). Annu. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 22:565-592

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