Uloborus walckenaerius

Fluffy Hackled Orb-Web Spider
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Uloboridae
Genus: Uloborus
Species:
U. walckenaerius
Binomial name
Uloborus walckenaerius
Latreille, 1806
Synonyms
  • Dysdera fasciata Risso, 1826
  • Veleda lineata Blackwall, 1859
  • Veleda pallens Blackwall, 1862
  • Uloborus walckenaerii Chyzer & Kulczyński, 1891
  • Uloborus pseudacanthus Franganillo, 1910

Uloborus walckenaerius, also known as the feather-legged spider, is a cribellate spider in the family Uloboridae. Like all spiders in this family, they do not have venom glands and immobilize their prey with over 140 m of thread. They are named in honor of Charles Athanase Walckenaer.

It is commonly known as the fluffy hackled orb-web spider.