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Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012 This paper provides a summary of the extensive theoretical and empirical work that has been carried out in recent years testing the adaptational significance of various spider‐ant associations. Hundreds of species of spiders have evolved close relationships with ants and can be classified as myrmecomorphs, myrmecophiles, or myrmecophages. Myrmecomorphs
Paula E. Cushing, Jean Paul Lachaud
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Incidence of Spiders in Parks at Cairo and Giza Governorates, Egypt
Acarines: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Acarology, 2016 Twenty one families of spiders were recorded by using plant shaking and hand so1ting collecting methods at lour parks (Zohreia & Horreya), Cairo governorate and (Orman & Zoo), Giza governorate Egypt.
Maryham Sawers +3 more
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The first record of Oecobius nadiae (Spassky, 1936) (Aranei: Oecobiidae) in Russia [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетеньOecobius nadiae (Spassky, 1936) is registered on the territory of Russia for the first time. A single male was found indoors in Makhachkala (Dagestan). This male is slightly larger in size than type specimens.
A.V. Ponomarev, V.Yu. Shmatko
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TAXONOMIC AND FAUNISTIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SPIDER FAUNA OF IRAQ (ARANEAE)
Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History MuseumThis study provides taxonomic and faunistic contributions to the knowledge of the spider fauna of Iraq (Araneae). It documents new occurrence data for several species and expands their known distribution within the country. Enoplognatha macrochelis Levy &
Rana Abd Alameer +2 more
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A glimpse of the tropics – spiders (Araneae) in the greenhouses of the Botanic Garden Berlin-Dahlem
Arachnologische Mitteilungen, 2008 In a survey of the spider fauna in greenhouses of the Botanic Garden Berlin-Dahlem, 30 spider species were recorded. Two species are new to Europe: Theotima minutissima (Petrunkevitch, 1929) and Heteroonops spinimanus (Simon, 1891). T. minutissima is the
Kielhorn, Karl-Hinrich
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Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 19, Issue 1, Page 158-171, January 2026.Greece hosts 1310 species of spiders, 226 of which are endemic. Out of the 202 assessed species in IUCN standards, 64.5% are assessed as threatened. Integrating 187 articles and other forms of literature, we present 18,000 unique occurrences across continental and island Greece. Spider conservation in Greece should focus on obtaining distributional and
Giannis Bolanakis +7 more
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Some spiders (Araneae) new to the Hungarian fauna, including three genera and one famil [PDF]
Opuscula Zoologica Instituti Zoosystematici et Oecologici Universitatis Budapestinensis, 2012 We report the occurrence of new species of spiders to Hungary: Acantholycosa lignaria (Clerck, 1758), Episinus maculipes Cavanna, 1876, Oecobius maculatus Simon, 1870 and Pandava laminata (Thorell, 1878). We also report Clubiona neglecta O. P.-Cambridge,
Pfliegler, W. +2 more
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Cognition in spiders: Small brains on eight legs gain traction
Journal of Zoology, Volume 326, Issue 2, Page 93-108, June 2025.Spiders are excellent subjects for studying sensory detection, cognition, and perception ‐ the central topics of this 2025 Thomas Henry Huxley Review by Prof. Ximena Nelson, based at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Their complex behaviours, advanced sensory systems (including chemoreception, vibrations, and vision), and problem‐solving ...
X. J. Nelson
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Spider diversity in different habitats at District Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of BiologySpider species are important for maintaining ecological balance, controlling insect populations, and providing potential sources of medicinal compounds. Highlighting the importance of spider species, the present study was aimed at exploring the diversity
S. Younas +8 more
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Attack behavior of diguetid spiders and the origin of prey wrapping in spiders
, 1967 Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 74, Issue 2, Page 173-181, 1967.
William Eberhard
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