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Mastophora hutchinsoni, also known as the American bolas spider, is a species of orb weaver in the genus Mastophora. The genus is distributed extensively throughout various subtropical geographical areas including Australia, South Africa, Oriental Asia, and the Americas and is not found in Europe.
A bolas spider is a member of the orb-weaver spider (family Araneidae) that, instead of spinning a typical orb web, hunts by using one or more sticky "capture blobs" on the end of a silk line, known as a "bolas".
The spitting spiders Scytodes can spit a venomous sticky fluid that traps its victims and also poisons them. [1] The bombardier beetle is unusual by using a violent exothermic chemical reaction to launch a boiling noxious chemical spray in a rapid burst of pulses from special glands in its abdomen, accompanied with a popping sound.
You might've heard the urban legend that sleeping people swallow about eight spiders a year. The "factoid" is definitely eye-catching — but it's also improbable.
The trap features a chain with a swivel snap at one end and a ring at the other; the spikes on its jaws point inward. Traps of this kind were commonly used for black bear trapping and were set with clamps (these types are not used any more) Setting and triggering a "gin" or foothold trap, demonstrated at the Black Country Living Museum
There are many ways you can deal with the spiders who sneak into your home, such as spider traps, spider sprays and spider repellants, according to Home Depot. Spider glue traps and sprays are ...
The orb-weaving spider, Araneus ventricosus, ... Spider forces male fireflies to flash like females to set a lethal trap, scientists say. Katie Hunt, CNN. August 21, 2024 at 2:42 PM.
Bolas spiders, which swing a sticky web blob at the end of a web line to capture prey; Bolo tie, a style of necktie resembling the bolas at the end of a string; Eskimo yo-yo, a skill toy resembling fur-covered bolas or yo-yos; Lasso or lariat, a looped rope used for similar purposes, especially in North America