| Mastophora dizzydeani | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Mastophora |
| Species: | M. dizzydeani |
| Binomial name | |
| Mastophora dizzydeani Eberhard, 1981 [1] | |
Mastophora dizzydeani is a species of spider named after baseball player Dizzy Dean. [2] [3] [4] Like all known species of the genus Mastophora , adult females are bolas spiders, capturing their prey with one or more sticky drops at the end of a single line of silk rather than in a web. Males and juvenile females capture their prey directly with their legs. [5] [4]
