triangle spider

An American spider, Hyp tiodes american us, of the family Ciniflonidæ, frequenting the dead branches of evergreen trees. Its web, which is triangular in form, is used as a net to catch insects, the spider springing it by a thread at the apex. tri-ăn-gled (le as el), a. [Eng. triangl (e); -ed.] 1. Having three angles; triangular. 2. Formed into triangles.