Beyond spider personality: The relationships between behavioral, physiological, and environmental factors. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2021 Few studies have explored the mechanisms driving the expression of personality in spiders, and what effects extrinsic and intrinsic factors (and their interactions) have on the expression of personalities. Physiological traits, particularly venom and silk, may play an important role in the expression of personalities and/or behavioral flexibility in ...
Hernández Duran L +3 more
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Prey Impact Localization Enabled by Material and Structural Interaction in Spider Orb Webs
Advanced Theory and Simulations, Volume 5, Issue 3, March 2022., 2022 A numerical model considering silk nonlinear material behavior is introduced to investigate how spiders can locate prey impacts in orb webs. Results indicate that the relative displacements perceived at the orb web center can be used for precise prey localization, which is further improved by stress stiffening effects, and with a precision not limited ...
Vinícius F. Dal Poggetto +3 more
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Effect of laboratory heat stress on mortality and web mass of the common house spider, Parasteatoda tepidariorum (Koch 1841) (Araneae: Theridiidae) [PDF]
, 2020 We determined the effects of chronic heat stress on web construction of Parasteatoda tepidariorum (Araneae: Theridiidae) by measuring the survival and web mass of specimens after a 48-h period within a temperature chamber at 21, 30, 35, 40, or 50°C.
Brown, Aubrey J., Houghton, David
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Status of \u3ci\u3eZygiella\u3c/i\u3e and \u3ci\u3eParazygiella\u3c/i\u3e (Araneae: Araneidae) in the Great Lakes States [PDF]
, 2018 A confusing nomenclatural history has resulted in the persistence of the idea that Parazygiella montana (C. L. Koch, 1834), a Palearctic species of orbweaver (Araneae: Araneidae), occurs in the Great Lakes states. I discuss this nomenclatural history and
Draney, Michael L
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Gastrulation in the spider Zygiella x‐notata involves three distinct phases of cell internalization [PDF]
Developmental Dynamics, 2007 AbstractThe cell movements of gastrulation were analyzed in embryos of the spider Zygiella x‐notata, using time‐lapse video, cell tracing, and improved histology. Cells are internalized near the center of the germ disc in three distinct phases. First, cumulus mesenchyme cells ingress and migrate as a group beneath the superficial layer.
R Crystal, Chaw +2 more
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Imperfections in perfect architecture: The orb web of spiders
European Journal of Entomology, 2013 Among animal constructions, the orb webs of spiders are perfect geometrical architectural models. Webs are constructed by means of a succession of behaviours, which are often considered as instinctive and stereotyped.
Alain PASQUET +3 more
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A collection of spiders (Araneae) in Albanian coastal areas
Arachnologische Mitteilungen, 2012 The present study unites data from several excursions in typical Mediterranean lowland ecosystems in Albania during the years 2006 to 2009. Spiders from several different habitat types along the coast were analysed in six districts: Saranda, Fieri ...
Vrenozi, Blerina
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Does building activity influence web construction and web characteristics in the orb-web spider Zygiella x-notata (Araneae, Araneidae)? [PDF]
Zoological Studies, 2014 Background: Very few studies have investigated the influence of regular practice of a stereotyped behaviour on its future expression. In spiders, orb-web construction is a succession of repetitive and stereotyped behaviours and is a relevant model for such study.
Pasquet, Alain +3 more
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Phantom spiders 2: More notes on dubious spider species from Europe
Arachnologische Mitteilungen, 2016 A surprisingly large number of European spider species have never been reliably rediscovered since their first description many decades ago. Most of these are probably synonymous with other species or unidentifiable, due to insufficient descriptions or ...
Breitling, Rainer +5 more
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The Role of Silk in the Behaviour and Sociality of Spiders
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012 This article describes the links between the production of silk by spiders and their behaviour. Silk allows the spider to change its physical environment, which in turn leads to behavioural changes and impacts in the new environment. The feedback between silk and the animal producer can explain the architecture of spider webs and their adaptation to ...
Bertrand Krafft +2 more
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