Organization of the spinnerets and spigots in the orb web spider, Argiope bruennichi (Araneae: Araneidae)

Entomological Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 85-93

  Moon, Myung Jin ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Argiope bruennichi; Nubbin; Silk; Spider; Spigot; Spinneret; Tartipore

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; ARGIOPE BRUENNICHI;

EID: 84858597459     PISSN: 17382297     EISSN: 17485967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5967.2011.00440.x     Document Type: Article

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