triangle spider English

Meaning triangle spider meaning

What does triangle spider mean?

triangle spider noun

— A small American spider (Hyptiotes cavatus) that lives among the dead branches of evergreen trees. It constructs a triangular web, or net, usually composed of four radii crossed by a double elastic fiber. The spider holds the thread at the apex of the web and stretches it tight, but lets go and springs the net when an insect comes in contact with it.