Bowl and Doily Spider (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The bowl and doily spider, Frontinella communis, is a species of sheet weaver found in North and Central America. It is a small spider, about 4 mm (0.2 inch) long, that weaves a fairly complex sheet web system consisting of an inverted dome shaped web, or "bowl," suspended above a horizontal sheet web, or "doily," hence its common name. The spider hangs from the underside of the "bowl," and bites through the web small flies, gnats and other small insects that fall down into the non-sticky webbing.