A spider that builds tangled three-dimensional webs.
Family Theridiidae: many species, class Arachnida
Example sentencesExamples
- The American house spider is a common cobweb spider, effectively traps both flying and crawling insects, and is incapable of biting man.
- We have a few garage spiders with egg sacks too - I think they're a type of cobweb spider.
- The best way to tell the difference between orb-weavers and cobweb spiders is by looking at the web.
- Although many spiders are able to chew solid food, cobweb spiders like the black widow feed only on the fluids inside their prey.
- Most all cobweb spiders are harmless with the exception of the potentially dangerous widow spiders.