Ladybird Spider
Eresus kollari
Ladybird spiders inhabit dry, open grasslands and scrub, where they occupy silk-lined burrows beneath stones or in the soil. They wait at the burrow entrance for insects that disturb their radiating silk threads, then rush out to seize them. Venom delivered through the fangs subdues small prey. Males are famous for their bright red-and-black, ladybird-like abdominal pattern, while females are much less conspicuous.
- Type
- Burrow / Venom
- Conservation status
- NE