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Deinopidae, also known as net casting spiders, is a family of cribellate [1] spiders first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1850. [2] It consists of stick-like elongated spiders that catch prey by stretching a web across their front legs before propelling themselves forward.
Deinopis, also known as net-casting spiders, gladiator spiders and ogre-faced spiders, [2] is a genus of net-casting spiders that was first described by W. S. MacLeay in 1839. [3] Its distribution is widely tropical and subtropical.
Deinopis spinosa, commonly known as an ogre-faced spider or gladiator spider, is in the net-casting spider family (Family: Deinopidae) found in the southeastern United States, the Caribbean, and South America (Bradley 2013, Stevenson et al. 2018).
Slow motion video shows how the ogre-faced, net-casting spider catches its prey at night. Cornell University postdoctoral researcher Jay Stafstrom narrates t...
Deinopis spinosa, known generally as the ogrefaced spider or net-casting spider, is a species of ogrefaced spider in the family Deinopidae. It is found in the United States, St. Vincent, and Venezuela .
ogre-faced spider, any member of the family Dinopidae (or Deinopidae; order Araneida). One pair of eyes is unusually large, producing an ogrelike appearance. The spiders occur throughout the tropics. One genus, Dinopis, the net-casting spider, carries a web that is thrown over prey.
Oct 29, 2020 · A new study says the spider can hear a surprising range of sounds from more than six feet away, thanks to sensory organs—on its legs. Native to the U.S. Southeast, ogre-faced spiders hunt...
Oct 29, 2020 · The ogre-faced spider hunts at night. In addition to its night vision, researchers have now found that the spider can hear the sounds of predators and prey, using hairs on its legs.
Oct 29, 2020 · Ogre-faced spiders use their massive eyes to spot prey scurrying on the ground, but for airborne prey, the arachnids use sound-sensitive organs on their legs. Some spiders wait for prey to...
Oct 22, 2022 · Deinopis and Asianopis, the ogre-faced spiders, are best known for their giant light-capturing posterior median eyes (PME), whereas Menneus does not have enlarged PMEs. Molecular phylogenetic...
