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Winter‐active spiders (Clubiona) have a hyperactive antifreeze protein with a unique beta‐solenoid fold

The FEBS Journal, Volume 293, Issue 8, Page 2270-2290, April 2026.
Antifreeze proteins from winter‐active spiders were purified using their affinity for ice. After LC–MSMS characterization, corresponding transcripts were identified. The antifreeze protein folds as a β‐solenoid with a large flat ice‐binding site on one surface and can bind to ice crystals and prevent their growth at −4 °C.
Laurie A. Graham, Stano Pekár, Ina M. Hainer, Peter L. Davies   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Resilience of riparian spiders to floods: evidence from a mesocosm study

Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 19, Issue 2, Page 393-403, March 2026.
Mesocosm experiment to assess the impact of flood duration on flood‐naïve riparian spider communities. In May, spider richness decreased with flood duration, while in June, flood duration increased abundance, richness and promoted wetland specialists. Flood‐naïve riparian spiders unexpectedly appear highly resilient to flooding.
Stephane Mutel, Martin H. Entling, Caroline Breithaupt, Gemma Burgazzi, Franziska Fiolka, Franziska Middendorf, Collins Ogbeide, Mirco Bundschuh, Ralf Schulz, Alessandro Manfrin   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rapid ecological and evolutionary divergence during a poleward range expansion

Ecological Monographs, Volume 96, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract Understanding how species distributions respond to environmental change is a key question in ecology and evolution. While many species are shifting their ranges, the mechanisms driving the extent and rate of these shifts, and the consequences of their establishment in a novel environment, are often poorly understood.
Monica M. Sheffer, Brian Schulze, Linda Zander, Pierick Mouginot, Thomas Naef, Michael Lalk, Martina Wurster, Clara Ahrend, Jürgen Kreyling, Rosemary G. Gillespie, Katharina J. Hoff, Stefan Prost, Henrik Krehenwinkel, Gabriele B. Uhl   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Areal expansion of Argiope bruennichi (Araneae: Araneidae) in Germany : can we rely on earlier records? [PDF]

, 2013
The areal expansion of Argiope bruennichi (SCOPOLl, 1772) in Germany has been pretty accurately documented in the last few decades. From the early expansion phase around 1900, however, there exist only few detailed facts.
Sacher, Peter
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Evidence of the Most Stretchable Egg Sac Silk Stalk, of the European Spider of the Year Meta menardi [PDF]

, 2011
Spider silks display generally strong mechanical properties, even if differences between species and within the same species can be observed. While many different types of silks have been tested, the mechanical properties of stalks of silk taken from the
Lepore, Emiliano, Pugno, Nicola M., Buehler, MJ, Pugno, NM, Marchioro, A, Markus J Buehler, Emiliano Lepore, Marco Isaia (184477), Buehler Markus J., Isaia, Marco, Nicola M. Pugno (184485), Emiliano Lepore (184472), Isaia, M, Nicola M Pugno, A. Marchioro, Isaia, M., Buehler, M.J., Andrea Marchioro, Lepore Emiliano, Marchioro Andrea, M. J. Buehler, Andrea Marchioro (184474), E. Lepore, Lepore, E, Marchioro, A., Marchioro, Andrea, Marco Isaia, Markus J. Buehler (184481), Buehler, Markus J, Buehler, Markus J., Pugno Nicola M., Isaia Marco, M. Isaia, Pugno, Nicola   +33 more
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Fatty acids in overwintering egg sacs of pirate spiders Ero sp. (Mimetidae) and wasp spiders Argiope bruennichi (Araneidae)

The European Zoological Journal
Egg sacs protect spider eggs and the spiderlings inside them from external factors (e.g. physical conditions, pathogens and predators), providing a form of passive maternal care for the offspring. This protection is based on the structure of the egg sac,
U. Suprunowicz, A. Piotrowska-Niczyporuk, A. Kostro-Ambroziak   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spreading of recently introduced North American sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) threatens European native dry grassland arthropods

Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 19, Issue 1, Page 131-145, January 2026.
The effects of sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) invasion on arthropods depended on its density and varied between habitat types and arthropod groups. Vegetation‐dwelling, primarily herbivorous orthopterans and true bugs were most sensitive to invasion. Sand dropseed negatively affected the arthropod species of high natural value.
Márton Zoltán Szabó, Botond Magyar, Anna Viola Nagy, Nikolett Gallé‐Szpisjak, Péter Batáry, Attila Torma   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rehabilitated richness: biodiversity recovery in Germany's gypsum post‐mining landscapes

Restoration Ecology, Volume 34, Issue 1, January 2026.
In light of European and international mandates to protect natural areas in order to preserve biodiversity, all unused or abandoned areas become invaluable resources. We examined the botanical and structural diversity of post‐mining areas and surrounding landscapes across four major mining regions in Germany over a year‐long study.
Andreas von Heßberg, Saskia Knispel de Acosta, Benjamin Möller, Marta De Giuli, Anke Jentsch   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Body size evolution as a catalyst for diversification of copulation strategies and its spillover effects on genital evolution and phylogenetic divergence in terrestrial arthropods

Population Ecology, Volume 67, Issue 3, Page 191-207, July 2025.
A scenario in which divergent selection derived from ecological environments leads to genital divergence through body size evolution. Abstract To explore how ecological diversity contributes to the establishment of ecologically similar species with sexual divergence, this review focuses on body size—an environmentally influenced trait that determines ...
Yutaka Okuzaki
wiley   +1 more source

Argiope bruennichi (Scopoli, 1772) Spider's Web Structure and Morphology of the Spinneret

Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2021
Spiders are one of the groups that best adapted to terrestrial life among in invertebrates and are represented by approximately 48,000 species in the world. Although all spiders do not weave webs, the webs of spiders are literally a work of art. The main reason for spider web weaving is hunting.
İlkay Çorak Öcal, Nazife Yiğit Kayhan, Ümmügülsüm Hanife Aktaş   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source