Species Insects & ArthropodsCrevice Weaver Spider

Crevice Weaver Spider

Filistata hibernalis

CommonInsect & Arthropod
Illustration of Crevice Weaver Spider (Filistata hibernalis)

The Crevice Weaver Spider builds distinctive flat, sheet-like webs with a tubular retreat at the center in rock crevices, wall cracks, and building corners. It rarely leaves its silken tunnel and waits for prey to blunder onto the sheet. It is widespread in the southern US and around human structures. Its dense, fluffy webs are very different from the orb webs of garden spiders.

Habitat
Rock crevices, building walls, fences, and sheltered corners
Diet
Adults: insects and other arthropods that walk onto silk sheets
How common
Common

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