Missing-sector-web

Guides

• Zygiella

  Missing-sector Orbweb Spiders

  Zygiella is a genus of orb-weaver spiders distinguished by their distinctive webs, which feature a missing sector containing a single signaling thread that leads to a tubular retreat. First described by F. O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1902, the genus underwent taxonomic revision in 2015 when Parazygiella was synonymized with Zygiella. The genus has a global distribution, with species found across Europe, North America, Asia, and introduced populations in South America and elsewhere.

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• Zygiella nearctica

  Nearctic Sector Orbweaver

  Zygiella nearctica is a boreal orb-weaving spider in the family Araneidae. Like other members of its genus, it constructs a characteristic orb web with a missing sector in the upper portion. The species is native to North America and has been documented across a broad geographic range from coast to coast in Canada, extending southward into the northern United States.

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