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Ladder Spiders
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Ladder Spiders

Scoloderus

Scoloderus is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1887. They primarily feed on nocturnal moths using a ladder-type nest, featuring vertical extensions of sticky orbs above and below the circumference of the primary orb. When a moth strikes the web, it slides down the ladder, leaving behind scales on the sticky silk until it is completely ensnared.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Scoloderus tuberculifer

speciesScoloderus tuberculifer

Scoloderus cordatus

speciesScoloderus cordatus

Scoloderus gibber

speciesScoloderus gibber

Scoloderus nigriceps

speciesScoloderus nigriceps

Scoloderus neilli

speciesScoloderus neilli

Scoloderus ackerlyi

speciesScoloderus ackerlyi

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 249992.