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Hypochilus thorelli is a lampshade-web spider in the family Hypochilidae, found in the Appalachian region of the eastern United States. It builds a distinctive web shaped like a lampshade against rock faces, cave entrances, and other sheltered surfaces, where it waits for insects to contact the surr...
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Ancient lineage and distinctive lampshade web architecture make it a celebrated evolutionary relict among arachnologists.
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The Curtain Web Spider is a primitive arachnid endemic to China, distinguished by its unique lampshade-shaped webs and its evolutionary significance as a living fossil.
Why this score
Ancient lineage, restricted distribution, and unusual lampshade webs confer major evolutionary significance and specialist prestige.
Scoring methodology
The lampshade spider (*Hypochilus pococki*) is an arachnid belonging to the family Hypochilidae, a group known for retaining many primitive evolutionary characteristics. Native to China, this species constructs a distinct, bell-shaped web that hangs vertically and resembles a lampshade, which is des...
Hypochilus thorelli is a North American spider in the family Hypochilidae, described by George Marx in 1888. It occurs in the Appalachian region and belongs to a lineage commonly called lampshade spiders because its members construct suspended, bell-shaped capture webs. The species is of particular...
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Hypochilus thorelli (Lampshade Spider) currently leads the Hypochilidae results with a displayed score of 8.44/10. This is an editorial ranking result for the items included on this page, not a universal verdict for every use case.
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