Jumping spider invades an orb web to prey on a resident male

Abstract While surveying operational sex ratios of the giant golden orb weaver Nephila pilipes (Fabricius, 1793) in Singapore, we documented a stunning case of predatory behavior of a jumping spider Viciria pavesii Thorell, 1877. A female V. pavesii invaded a N. pilipes orb web that was occupied by...

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Main Authors: Matjaž Kuntner, Eva Kuntner, Maj Kuntner, Irena Kuntner, Daiqin Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-07-01
Series:Ecosphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4595