Arachnids of North Carolina
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Uloborus glomosus (Walckenaer, 1841) - featherlegged orbweaver

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Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAEInfraorder: AraneomorphaeFamily: Uloboridae                                                                                 
Identification
Online Description/Photos: When resting it its web, the front pair of legs, bearing conspicuous tufts of hairlike spines are held forward (see photos). BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIFTechnical Description: Opell, B. D. (1979). Revision of the genera and tropical American species of the spider family Uloboridae. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 148: 443-549.
Comments: Usually beige, with 4 conspicuous humps on front half of abdomen
Total Length: Females 2.8-4.3mm: males 2,3-3.2mm
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Distribution in North Carolina
Comments: Widespread in the eastern US, most likely to be found throughout NC.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Uloborus glomosus
Adult phenology:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: forest understory
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Silk / Web: Horizontal orb webs in low vegetation, sometimes with a single-line stabilimentum
Behavior: Members of the Uloboridae possess no venom glands, so wrapping of prey is a major undertaking that may involve hundreds of yards of silk over a long period of time. When the spider is ready to eat, it regurgitates digestive juices onto the wrapped prey, which juices dissolve the wrapping and liquify the prey, both silk and prey being eaten.
Status in North Carolina
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 Photo Gallery for Uloborus glomosus - featherlegged orbweaver

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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-04-19
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-05
Rowan Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-05
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-02-04
Washington Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-01-13
Pitt Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-11-06
Richmond Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-11-04
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-10-24
Pamlico Co.
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Recorded by: Steven Acesta on 2024-08-14
Forsyth Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steven Acesta on 2024-08-14
Forsyth Co.
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Recorded by: Steven Acesta on 2024-08-14
Forsyth Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-07-29
Maco Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-26
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-26
Rowan Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-12
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-12
Rowan Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-05-10
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2024-04-18
Greene Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2024-04-18
Greene Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-06
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-06
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-06
Columbus Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-06
Columbus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2024-03-14
Harnett Co.
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Recorded by: Mark BASINGER & Donald ZEPP on 2024-03-14
Harnett Co.
Comment: Young spiderling		Recorded by: Mark BASINGER & Donald ZEPP on 2024-02-22
Lenoir Co.
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Recorded by: Mark BASINGER & Donald ZEPP on 2024-02-22
Lenoir Co.
Comment: Mature male		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-12-23
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-12-23
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2023-07-14
Hyde Co.
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