Webspinner
Refugio Amazonas, Tambopata, Peru.
The webspinner's swollen foretarsus holds the silk gland the insect uses to create vast tunnels and galleries. Refugio Amazonas, Tambopata, Peru.
Haploembia solieri
This Mediterranean species has spread to similar climates around the world. Northern California, USA.
Oligotoma nigra
A male webspinner. Tucson, Arizona, USA.
The enlarged tarsi on the forelegs of this webspinner hold silk glands. Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Oligotoma saundersii
A male Saunders' webspinner arrives to a blacklight trap in central Texas. This Asian species has naturalized across the southeastern United States.
Anisembia texana
Austin, Texas, USA.
