Prey interception drives web invasion and spider size determines successful web takeover in nocturnal orb-web spiders
A striking feature of web-building spiders is the use of silk to make webs, mainly for prey capture. However, building a web is energetically expensive and increases the risk of predation. To reduce such costs and still have access to abundant prey, some web-building spiders have evolved web invasio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Company of Biologists
2015-10-01
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| Series: | Biology Open |
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| Online Access: | http://bio.biologists.org/content/4/10/1326 |