''Zilla diodia'' is an orb-weaver spider species found from Europe to Azerbaijan. This species was originally described by

Charles Athanase Walckenaer Baron Charles Athanase Walckenaer (25 December 1771 – 28 April 1852) was a French civil servant and scientist. Biography Walckenaer was born in Paris and studied at the universities of University of Oxford, Oxford and University of Glasgow ...

in 1802 as ''Aranea diodia''.

Webs

''Zilla diodia'' build very fine, vertical

orb web A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web, or cobweb (from the archaic word '' coppe'', meaning "spider") is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey. Spid ...

s with often more than 50 radii and sticky spiral loops. The radii in the webs of this species – unlike those in most other orb webs – are double stranded at the periphery of the web and single stranded near the centre, presumably as an adaptation to the different forces acting on the inner and outer part of the radii.

References

Araneidae Spiders of Europe Spiders of Asia Fauna of Azerbaijan Spiders described in 1802 Taxa named by Charles Athanase Walckenaer {{Araneidae-stub

Webs

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