Hyptiotes
| Hyptiotes | |
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| Female Hyptiotes affinis from Okinawa, Japan | |
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| Female Hyptiotes cavatus from Woodbridge, Virginia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Uloboridae |
| Genus: |
Hyptiotes Walckenaer, 1837 |
| Diversity | |
| 15 species | |
Hyptiotes is a genus of spiders in the family Uloboridae.
Hyptiotes creates a triangular web and sits at a vertex until it detects vibrations that signify the collision of its prey. At this moment the spider releases a coil of silk which it has held taut in such a manner that the tension of the web causes it to entangle the prey. The spider then wraps its prey in special wrapping silk.
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