Yeargan's Bolas Spider in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2022). Verified by T. Hedlund/BugGuide.
Yeargan's Bolas Spider in Howard Co., Maryland (8/16/2022). Determined by T. Hedlund/BugGuide.
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Yeargan's Bolas Spider in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2022). Verified by T. Hedlund/BugGuide.
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Yeargan's Bolas Spider in Howard Co., Maryland (8/16/2022). Determined by T. Hedlund/BugGuide.
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| Mastophora yeargani | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Mastophora |
| Species: | M. yeargani
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| Binomial name | |
| Mastophora yeargani Levi, 2003
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Mastophora yeargani is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae. It is found in the United States.[1][2][3][4] Like all known species of the genus Mastophora, adult females are bolas spiders, capturing their prey with one or more sticky drops at the end of a single line of silk rather than in a web. Males and juvenile females capture their prey directly with their legs.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mastophora yeargani Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Mastophora yeargani". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Mastophora yeargani". NMBE World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Mastophora yeargani species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Levi, H.W. (2003). "The bolas spiders of the genus Mastophora (Araneae: Araneidae)". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 157: 309–382.
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