Behavioural analysis of web building anomalies in the orb-weaving spider Zygiella x-notata (Araneae, Araneidae) [PDF]
Arachnologische Mitteilungen, 2012 Among animal constructions, spider’s orb webs represent regular geometrical architecture models. Their construction is the result of successive, simple and reproducible behavioural patterns, often considered as stereotyped.
Toscani, Camille +2 more
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Decoding the locational information in the orb web vibrations of Araneus diadematus and Zygiella x-notata. [PDF]
J R Soc Interface, 2019 A spider’s web is a multifunctional structure that captures prey and provides an information platform that transmits vibrational information. Many physical factors interact to influence web vibration and information content, from vibration source ...
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Unpicking the signal thread of the sector web spider Zygiella x-notata. [PDF]
J R Soc Interface, 2015 Remote sensing allows an animal to extend its morphology with appropriate conductive materials and sensors providing environmental feedback from spatially removed locations.
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Worldwide Web: High Venom Potency and Ability to Optimize Venom Usage Make the Globally Invasive Noble False Widow Spider Steatoda nobilis (Thorell, 1875) (Theridiidae) Highly Competitive against Native European Spiders Sharing the Same Habitats [PDF]
Toxins, 2022 Venom compositions include complex mixtures of toxic proteins that evolved to immobilize/dissuade organisms by disrupting biological functions. Venom production is metabolically expensive, and parsimonious use is expected, as suggested by the venom ...
Sean Rayner +7 more
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Beobachtungen zur Parasitierung von Radnetzspinnen (Araneidae) durch Polysphincta rufipes (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) [PDF]
Arachnologische Mitteilungen, 2012 We found the ichneumonid Polysphincta rufipes Gravenhorst, 1829 (tribus Polysphinctini) to be a koinobiont parasitoid of two species of araneid orb-weavers, Larinioides sclopetarius and Zygiella x-notata, in Central Europe. Some notes on the biology of P.
Schmitt, Marcus +3 more
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Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2022 Se registra por primera vez la presencia de la araña Zygiella x-notata (Clerck) para la Región de Tarapacá (Chile), con base en ejemplares capturados en roqueríos costeros (rompeolas) de la ciudad de Iquique. Se discute acerca de la colonización de esta
Andrés Taucare-Ríos +1 more
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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) [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionRapid urbanisation has led several spider species to adapt to synanthropic microhabitats and establish large populations outside of their native ranges.
Brandon L. Collier +5 more
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Remote monitoring of vibrational information in spider webs. [PDF]
Naturwissenschaften, 2018 Vibration, Spider, Orb web, FEA model, Vibrometry, Communicated by: Sven Thatje Spiders are fascinating model species to study information-acquisition strategies, with the web acting as an extension of the animal"s body.
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The significance of building behavior in the evolution of animal architecture. [PDF]
Ecol Res, 2022 This work wassupported by Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Discovery Fellowship (BB/S01019X/1) to S.S.Animals make a diverse array of architectures including nests, bowers, roosts, traps, and tools.
Sugasawa S, Pritchard DJ.
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The comparative biology of the orb-web spiders Zygiella x-notata and Zygiella atrica [PDF]
, 1976 The aim of this investigation is to compare the ecology and behaviour of the orb-web spiders Zygiella x-notata and Zygiella atrioa. Differences between them in their choice of habitat, as cited in the literature, are generally confirmed by a preliminary ...
Smout, Norman
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