Uloborus walckenaerius

Uloborus walckenaerius
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Uloboridae
Genus: Uloborus
Species:
U. walckenaerius
Binomial name
Uloborus walckenaerius
Latreille, 1806
Synonyms
  • Dysdera fasciata Risso, 1826
  • Uloborus pseudacanthus Franganillo, 1910
  • Uloborus walckenaerii Chyzer & Kulczyński, 1891, orth. var.
  • Veleda lineata Blackwall, 1859
  • Veleda pallens Blackwall, 1862

Uloborus walckenaerius, also known as the feather-legged spider, is a cribellate spider in the family Uloboridae. Like all spiders in this family, they do not have venom glands and immobilize their prey with over 140 metres of thread. They are named in honor of Charles Athanase Walckenaer.