Natural prey of the crab spider Thomisus onustus (Araneae: Thomisidae), an extremely powerful predator of insects

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 41, Issue 37-40, 2007, Pages 2341-2349

  Huseynov, Elchin F ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Azerbaijan)

Author keywords

Araneae; Crab spiders; Diet; Myrmecophagy; Prey length

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANT; ARTHROPOD; DIET; FEEDING; PREY SIZE; SPIDER;

ABSHERON PENINSULA; ASIA; AZERBAIJAN; EURASIA; WEST ASIA;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DIPTERA; ERYNGIUM; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; THOMISIDAE; THOMISUS ONUSTUS;

EID: 36749100600     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930701589707     Document Type: Article

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