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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2023-07-01
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Series: | Ecosphere |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4595 |