Genus

Cyclosa (Trashline orbweavers)

Cyclosa conica. Photo: (c) Biopix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyclosa, also called trashline orbweavers, is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Anton Menge in 1866. Widely distributed worldwide, spiders of the genus Cyclosa build relatively small orb webs with a web decoration. The web decoration in Cyclosa spiders is often linear and includes prey remains and other debris, which probably serve to camouflage the spider. The name “Cyclosa” comes from Greek ‘to move in a circle’, referring to how it spins its web.

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