The influence of vibratory courtship on female mating behaviour in orb-web spiders (Argiope keyserlingi, Karsch 1878). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Web-building spiders are important models for sexual selection. While our understanding of post-copulatory mechanisms including sperm competition and cryptic female choice is considerable, our knowledge of courtship and how it influences male and female ...
Anne E Wignall, Marie E Herberstein
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ERGA-BGE reference genome of Leviellus thorelli, a common orb-weaving spider representing the Zygiellidae family [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
Open Research EuropeThe Leviellus thorelli reference genome provides the first high-quality genomic resource for Zygiellidae, a family of orb-weaving spiders with a dynamic systematic history and distinct for constructing webs with a characteristic spiral-free sector.
Jèssica Gómez-Garrido +12 more
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Investigating the Influence of Anthropogenic Activities on Behavioral Changes of an Orb Web Spider (Neoscona vigilans) [PDF]
InsectsOrb web spiders are common and highly diversified animals found in almost all habitats. They have remarkable plasticity against biotic and abiotic factors, making them excellent indicators of environmental health.
Ahmad Bilal +5 more
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How did the spider cross the river? Behavioral adaptations for river-bridging webs in Caerostris darwini (Araneae: Araneidae). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Interspecific coevolution is well described, but we know significantly less about how multiple traits coevolve within a species, particularly between behavioral traits and biomechanical properties of animals' "extended phenotypes". In orb weaving spiders,
Matjaž Gregorič +3 more
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Venomius, a new monotypic genus of Australian orb-weaving spiders (Araneae, Araneidae) [PDF]
Evolutionary Systematics, 2023 A new monotypic Australian genus in the orb-weaving spider family Araneidae Clerck, 1757 is described, Venomius gen. nov., with V. tomhardyi sp. nov. as type species. Somatically, Venomius gen. nov.
Giullia de F. Rossi +3 more
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Detecting a Prey in a Spider Orb Web [PDF]
SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, 2019 zbMATH Open Web Interface contents unavailable due to conflicting licenses.
Alexandre Kawano, Antonino Morassi
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Linking Native and Invader Traits Explains Native Spider Population Responses to Plant Invasion. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Theoretically, the functional traits of native species should determine how natives respond to invader-driven changes. To explore this idea, we simulated a large-scale plant invasion using dead spotted knapweed (Centaurea stoebe) stems to determine if ...
Jennifer N Smith +2 more
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A Spiny Orb Weaver Spider, Gasteracantha cancriformis (Linnaeus) (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae)
EDIS, 2004 One of the more colorful spiders in Florida is a spiny orb weaver, Gasteracantha cancriformis (Linnaeus) 1767. Although not as large as some of the other common orb weavers (e.g., Argiope, Levi 1968; Neoscona, Edwards 1984), the combination of color ...
Glavis B. Edwards, Jr.
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Nutrient-mediated architectural plasticity of a predatory trap. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BACKGROUND: Nutrients such as protein may be actively sought by foraging animals. Many predators exhibit foraging plasticity, but how their foraging strategies are affected when faced with nutrient deprivation is largely unknown.
Sean J Blamires, I-Min Tso
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Functional flexibility in a spider's Orb Web
Journal of Experimental Biology, 2020 Web spiders rely on vibrations propagated via their web to identify, locate and capture entangled prey. Here we experimentally test the robustness of the orb weaver's predation strategy when webs are severely distorted and silk tensions are drastically altered throughout the web, a common occurrence in the wild.
Tom Mulder +2 more
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