Spiders of Zihuatanejo

ORDER ARANEAE

-Typical Spiders (Suborder Araneomorphae)

-Entelegyne Spiders (Infraorder Entelegynae)

-Orbweavers and Allies (Superfamily Araneoidea)

-Orbweavers (Family Araneidae)

-Typical Orbweavers (Subfamily Araneinae)

-Genus Eustala

-Complex Eustala fuscovittata

Eustala Spiders make wheel-shaped webs in openings between trees and shrubs where insects are likely to fly. When an insect flies into the web, the spider senses the vibration, rushes out from the web centre and rapidly wraps the victim in silk, rotating it with its shorter middle legs. When the prey is secure the orb-weaver administers a bite and sits back to allow the deadly venom to do its job. During the day, the spider rests on nearby foliage with its legs drawn under the body.