Taking care of the enemy: egg predation by the Darwin wasp Tromatobia sp. (Ichneumonidae) on the cobweb spider Chrysso compressa (Araneae, Theridiidae) [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2023 Some wasp species use spiders as food resources, overcoming several anti-predator barriers that are exerted by spiders. Tromatobia ichneumonid wasps are spider egg predators that usually attack Araneidae species, although there are few records of ...
Brenda Kelly Souza-Santiago +4 more
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Black-throated blue warblers (Setophaga caerulescens) exhibit diet flexibility and track seasonal changes in insect availability. [PDF]
Ecol EvolChanges in seasonality have extended the breeding window for migratory birds in North America with earlier springs and later autumns that affect insect availability. DNA metabarcoding and insect surveys revealed that migratory, insectivorous black‐throated blue warblers exhibit diet flexibility in response to seasonal pulses in arthropod prey ...
Kaiser SA +5 more
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Edge Effects and Pitfall Trap Design Influence Spider Diversity and Assemblages in Canola Agroecosystems on the Canadian Prairies. [PDF]
Ecol EvolSpiders are important generalist predators in canola agroecosystems, but their diversity remains poorly studied on the Canadian Prairies. We surveyed spider assemblages in the Aspen Parkland region and tested pitfall trap modifications to improve sampling.
Kent K +4 more
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An addition to the fauna of spiders (Aranei) of the Northern Caspian bassin [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2006 Data on 12 species of the spiders of the families Lycosidae, Clubionidae, Gnaphosidae, Philodromidae, Thomisidae from Northern Ciscaspien are ...
A.S. Tsvetkov +2 more
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New spiders (Aranei) from the south-east of Europe [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2007 The illustrated descriptions of 6 new species of spiders of the families Lycosidae, Liocranidae, Miturgidae, Gnaphosidae, Philodromidae, all сollected in the southeast of Europe are given: Arctosa ravida sp. n., Liocranoica spasskyi sp.
A.V. Ponomarev
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Arthropod Food Webs in the Foreland of a Retreating Greenland Glacier: Integrating Molecular Gut Content Analysis With Structural Equation Modelling. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis study investigates the ecological dynamics of arthropod predators across a transect of an Arctic glacier foreland, to understand how climate change impacts predator–prey interactions. By integrating ecological observations with DNA metabarcoding, our research elucidates the role of the key prey species in shaping spider populations in these ...
Gravesen E +4 more
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Effects of mowing on body size patterns in spider assemblages of mesic meadows. [PDF]
Ecol EvolIn the submitted paper, we described how mowing, as a strong habitat disturbance, influenced on mean, skewness and kurtosis of the body size in epigeic spider assemblages. We found that mowing had no significant effect on mean body size, skewness and kurtosis of the body size in epigeic spider assemblages.
Stański T +4 more
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Spiders (Aranei) in the vegetation layer of agrocenoses in Leningrad Region, Russia [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2021 The research was carried out in 2012–2018 on fields of the Menkovsky Branch of the Agrophysical Research Institute, located in the Gatchina District of Leningrad Region. The study included cenoses of winter rye, winter wheat, spring wheat, spring barley,
A.M. Shpanev, S.V. Golubev
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Additions to fauna of spiders (Aranei) of the from south of Russia and Western Kazakhstan: new taxa and finds [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2008 The illustrated descriptions of new genus Ermetus gen. n. (Mimetidae) and 13 new species of spiders from families Mimetidae, Theridiidae, Lycosidae, Dictynidae, Gnaphosidae, Philodromidae (Ermetus inopinabilis sp. n., Theridion desertum sp.
A.V. Ponomarev
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European Journal of Entomology, 2013 Chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) is one of the economically more important trees in the north of Portugal. Spiders, as generalist predators, are potential controlling agents of pests, yet the composition of the community of spiders associated with this ...
Jacinto BENHADI-MARIN +4 more
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