Kingdom Animalia Class Arachnida Family Araneidae Scientific name Mastophora dizzydeani Rank Species | Subphylum Chelicerata Infraorder Araneomorphae Genus Mastophora Phylum Arthropoda Order Spider | |
Similar Pachygnatha zappa, Cladomelea, Agra, Arthurdactylus, Aptostichus bonoi | ||
Mastophora dizzydeani is a species of spider named after baseball player Dizzy Dean. It uses a sticky ball on the end of a thread of webbing to catch its prey.
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