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Functional and Taxonomic Structuring of Ground‐Dwelling Spider Communities Under the Combined Effects of the Environment and Metal Contamination

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
Through a field study along a metal contamination gradient, we propose a combined application of taxonomic and functional approaches to study the impacts of contamination on polyphagous predators, spiders. We have demonstrated a significant impact of metal contamination on spider communities, although it operates among a set of variables (e.g ...
Aliénor Duval, Vincent Laderriere, Margot Jans, Jonathan Bouquerel, Philippe Usseglio‐Polatera, Aurélie Cebron, Florence Maunoury‐Danger   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insectos asociados a ovisacos de Argiope argentata (Fabricius, 1775) (Arachnida: Araneae) en Panamá

Intropica, 2020
Las arañas son ovíparas, colocan sus huevos de forma agrupada cubiertos por una o varias capas de hilos de seda que forman un ovisaco. La cantidad de huevos dentro de estos ovisacos dependen de la especie de araña y secundariamente de la alimentación de ...
Roberto Miranda, Alonso Santos-Murgas, Diomedes Quintero-A, Jean Carlos Abrego-L   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimisation of Drop‐Sheet Sampling in Macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia) Orchards: An Optimised Method for Monitoring Insect Ecology

Austral Entomology, Volume 65, Issue 3, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Understanding orchard arthropod populations is a critical element of making strategic decisions regarding pest management. Therefore, it is paramount for farmers and crop consultants to use appropriate survey methods that provide a representative sample of orchard insect ecology. Currently, macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia) industry arthropod
Reid N. Emery, Jay M. Anderson, Nigel R. Andrew   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spiders in the mosaic: How habitat heterogeneity and structure drive local spider diversity in a Mediterranean forest

Ecological Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 4, Page 810-826, August 2026.
We assessed alpha‐ and beta‐diversity patterns of spiders across different forests and across vegetation layers (ground, shrub, low canopy) at local spatial scales across various Mediterranean forest types. Across forests, alpha‐diversity increased with habitat heterogeneity, which also drove beta‐diversity patterns across plots .
Manuel Marquerie‐Córdoba, Cesc Múrria, Cristina Ramos, Alejandro Sánchez, Albert Sevil, Alba Enguídanos García, Roger Puig‐Gironès, Joan Real, Miquel A. Arnedo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of biodiversity and seasonal dynamics of spiders in maize crops of Punjab, Pakistan

Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity
Spiders contribute significantly to natural pest control in agriculture. Here, we investigated the biodiversity, population dynamics and predatory activities of spiders in the maize-growing districts (Kasur and Lahore) of Punjab, Pakistan during 2018 ...
Naveed Akhtar, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir, Azizullah, Aamir Ali, Muhammad Mohsin Ahsan, Zain Ul Abdin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hunting Guild Mediates the Effects of Fecundity and Mortality on Sexual Size Dimorphism in Spiders

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2026.
Female red‐legged golden orb‐weaver (Trichonephila inaurata madagascarensis) with a much smaller male visible near the tip of the female abdomen, southwest Madagascar. Orb‐web weavers are characterised by relatively sedentary females occupying aerial orb webs and highly mobile mate‐searching males.
Mona Hosseini, Balázs Vági, Hunor Takács‐Vágó, Tamás Szűts, Tamás Székely, Oscar G. Miranda   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Extrafloral Nectaries: Plant Traits as Drivers of Spider Occurrence in the Cerrado

Austral Ecology, Volume 51, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Patterns of predator occurrence arise from a mosaic of plant‐derived cues, yet most studies address these traits in isolation. Although extrafloral nectaries have received considerable attention, we lack a comprehensive view of how multiple plant traits jointly affect the diversity and abundance of spiders.
Fábio Carlos da Silva Filho, Vanessa Stefani   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

A new species of Baeus (Hymenoptera : Scelionidae) from Brazil, parasitoid of Cyclosa morretes (Araneae : Araneidae)

, 2015
Seven species of Baeus Occur in the Neotropical and Andean regions: B. achaearaneus Loiacono, B. auraticeps Girault, B. kuscheli Ogloblin, B. latrodecti Dozier, B. metazigiae Loiacono et Margaria, B. platensis (Brethes), and B. ventricosus Ogloblin.
Margaria, CB, Loiacono, MS, Conzaga, MO
core   +1 more source

Nest Characteristics and Prey Selection of Sceliphron destillatorium (Apoidea, Sphecidae) on the Territory of the Rivnenskyi Nature Reserve

Zoodiversity
The nesting behaviour and prey selection of Sceliphron destillatorium remains poorly studied in Ukraine. In the present study we analysed a total of 59 nests of S. destillatorium. The main morphometric parameters of S.
S. Pytel-Huta, V. Yanul, M. Franchuk, A. Zatushevsky, J. Tsaryk   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Addition to araneofauna of Andhra Pradesh, India: occurrence of three species of Argyrodes Simon, 1864 (Araneae: Theridiidae)

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2010
We report three spider species, namely, Argyrodes nephilae Taczanowski, 1872, A. argentatus O.P.-Cambridge, 1880 and A. flavescens O.P.-Cambridge, 1880 from the family Theridiidae from Andhra Pradesh for the first time. A.
S.M.M. Javed, C. Srinivasulu, F. Tampal
doaj   +1 more source