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Survey of Synanthropic Spiders in Ireland Reveals Expansion and Dominance of the Invasive Noble False Widow Steatoda nobilis in Urban Habitats (Araneae: Theridiidae)

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 3, March 2026.
Rapid urbanisation has facilitated the establishment of large populations of the Noble false widow spider outside of its native range through the use of synanthropic microhabitats. In Ireland, we survey these favourable microhabitats for spider diversity for the first time and find that the Noble false widow now typically makes up more than 40% of the ...
Brandon L. Collier, Dayle Leonard, Keith Lyons, John P. Dunbar, Colin Lawton, Michel M. Dugon   +5 more
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Working 9 to 5: Diurnal Variability in Terrestrial Invertebrate Activity Does Not Compromise Ecosystem Health Assessments in Dry Stream Channels

River Research and Applications, Volume 42, Issue 3, Page 676-688, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Temporary streams are impacted by climate change and other anthropogenic pressures, but fluctuating water levels complicate ecological assessments. Terrestrial invertebrate communities may enable dry‐phase assessments, but their sampling can be resource intensive.
Kieran J. Gething, Chloe Hayes, Jaime Martin, Patrycja Meadows, Judy England, Tim Sykes, Rachel Stubbington   +6 more
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Habitat Influence on Epigeic Spider Diversity in Silaka, Langeni and Kambi Forests, Eastern Cape, South Africa

African Journal of Ecology, Volume 64, Issue 2, March 2026.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we explore spider diversity and the effects of habitat types on spider distribution in the three different types of habitats in Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This serves as an invaluable tool for biodiversity assessment while documenting the presence of spiders taxa across different habitats in the selected study areas.
Sandile Mdazu, Caswell Munyai, Augustine Niba   +2 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

Geographic Variation in the Diet of Red Knot (Calidris canutus) Chicks Reflects Local Prey Communities

Journal of Biogeography, Volume 53, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim To describe and compare the diets of an Arctic‐breeding shorebird, the Red Knot (Calidris canutus), across three geographically distinct breeding sites. We aimed to document the dietary patterns and identify key prey groups that characterise each population's foraging ecology.
Reinier Blok, Mikhail K. Zhemchuzhnikov, Tim Oortwijn, Jannik Hansen, James A. Johnson, Niels Martin Schmidt, Judith D. L. van Bleijswijk, Elena Zhemchuzhnikova, Thomas K. Lameris, Jeroen Reneerkens, Tom Versluijs, Zachary M. Pohlen, Jan A. van Gils   +12 more
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New data on spiders (Arthropoda, Arachnida, Araneae) of Georgia with description of a new species from Tegenaria lyncea group [PDF]

Caucasiana
In this paper we present new faunistic and regional data on the Agelenidae, Gnaphosidae, Linyphiidae, and Lycosidae of Georgia. Tegenaria hasperi Chyzer, 1897 (Agelenidae), Archaraeoncus prospiciens (Thorell, 1875), Trichoncoides piscator (Simon, 1884 ...
Armen Seropian, Levan Ninua, Ioane Rostiashvili, Natalia Bulbulashvili, Giorgi Makharadze   +4 more
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Linear Peptides—A Combinatorial Innovation in the Venom of Some Modern Spiders

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2021
In the venom of spiders, linear peptides (LPs), also called cytolytical or antimicrobial peptides, represent a largely neglected group of mostly membrane active substances that contribute in some spider species considerably to the killing power of spider
Lucia Kuhn-Nentwig, Heidi E. L. Lischer, Heidi E. L. Lischer, Stano Pekár, Nicolas Langenegger, Maria J. Albo, Maria J. Albo, Marco Isaia, Wolfgang Nentwig   +8 more
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Broad-scale rather than fine-scale environmental variation drives body size in a wandering predator (Araneae, Lycosidae)

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 2019
Body size is one of the most important individual traits, determining various other life-history traits, including fitness. Both evolutionary and ecological factors shape the body size in arthropods, but the relative contribution of abiotic drivers ...
Nils Hein, J. Pétillon, Roland Pape, H. Feilhauer, K. Vanselow, J. Löffler   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A local survey on the perception of the danger of exotic spiders among spider keepers and a review of the local situation of exotic spider keeping

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine, Volume 33, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract Introduction This study aimed to investigate the availability of pet spider species in Hong Kong and spider keeper's perception of the danger of exotic spiders. Method This is a cross‐sectional questionnaire study targeting Hong Kong spider hobbyists that was conducted from June to December 2024.
Ping Wu, Oi Fung Wong, Hin Tat Fung, Hiu Mei Kerry Wan, Tin Yat Anthony Chow, Chi Keung Chan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the diversity of some spiders (Aranea: Arachnida) from Serbia [PDF]

Archives of Biological Sciences, 2003
A total of 76 species from 16 families: Dysderidae (6), Theridiidae (3) Nesticidae (1), Linyphiidae (35), Tetragnathidae (1), Araneidae (1) Lycosidae (5), Agelenidae (3), Cybaeidae (1), Dictynidae (1), Amaurobiidae (5), Liocranidae (2), Clubionidae (3 ...
Ćurčić Božidar P., Deltshev C.C., Blagoev G.A., Ćurčić Srećko B., Tomić Vladimir T.   +4 more
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