South American Toothed Hacklemesh Weaver

Also known as Hacklemesh Weaver, Simon's Hacklemesh Weaver

South American toothed hacklemesh weavers spin tangled, woolly webs of cribellate silk within sheltered crevices, under tree bark, and around the foundations of buildings. Females spend the daytime tucked inside silk retreats, emerging at night to capture wandering insects, and diligently guard their lens-shaped egg sacs through early summer. Native to the Southern Cone of South America, they have established widespread urban and suburban populations across the southern United States and parts of California.