Kingdom Animalia Class Arachnida Suborder Araneomorphae Scientific name Oecobius navus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Araneae Family Oecobiidae Rank Species | |
Similar Wall spider, Oecobiidae, Uroctea durandi, Uroctea, Uloborus walckenaerius |
Oecobius navus with prey
Oecobius navus is a small cosmopolitan cribellate spider species of about 2-3mm. It is light grey with darkly annulated legs. It builds flat webs with lateral openings with a diameter of about 3 cm under rocks, on ceilings and along the corners of walls with protruding signaling threads.
Although this species is sometimes called O. annulipes, there is also a species of that name that only occurs in Algeria. Common names for these spiders are wall spider, baseboard spider and stucco spider.
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