The prey attack behavior of Achaearanea tesselata (Araneae, Theridiidae)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 456-466

  Barrantes, Gilbert ^a   Weng, Ju Lin ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Cobweb spider; Orientation; Prey capture; Silk; Tangle web; Web use

Indexed keywords

ACHAEARANEA; ARANEAE; ARANEAE THERIDIIDAE;

EID: 33947277769     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/S05-73.1     Document Type: Article

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