Predatory Behavior of the Basilica Spider, Mecynogea Lemniscata (Araneae, Araneidae)
Females of Mecynogea lemniscata (Walckenaer) are generalist predators. Sixteen behavioral acts were described for M. lemniscata preying on house flies, carpenter ants, and Asiatic oak weevils in the field and laboratory. Behavioral sequences varied with prey type, but generally began with plucking a...
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| author | Marianne B. Willey Margaret A. Johnson Peter H. Adler |
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| description | Females of Mecynogea lemniscata (Walckenaer) are generalist
predators. Sixteen behavioral acts were described for M. lemniscata
preying on house flies, carpenter ants, and Asiatic oak weevils
in the field and laboratory. Behavioral sequences varied with
prey type, but generally began with plucking and diverged there-after.
The predatory behavior of M. lemniscata is most similar to
that of the higher araneids. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0f68d44c8e7b4bbf9e7498f4ee99fbf52025-08-20T02:02:17ZengWileyPsyche: A Journal of Entomology0033-26151687-74381992-01-01992-315316810.1155/1992/35716Predatory Behavior of the Basilica Spider, Mecynogea Lemniscata (Araneae, Araneidae)Marianne B. Willey0Margaret A. Johnson1Peter H. Adler2Department of Entomology, 114 Long Hall, Clemson University, Clemson 29634, South Carolina, USADepartment of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville 32604, Florida, USADepartment of Entomology, 114 Long Hall, Clemson University, Clemson 29634, South Carolina, USAFemales of Mecynogea lemniscata (Walckenaer) are generalist predators. Sixteen behavioral acts were described for M. lemniscata preying on house flies, carpenter ants, and Asiatic oak weevils in the field and laboratory. Behavioral sequences varied with prey type, but generally began with plucking and diverged there-after. The predatory behavior of M. lemniscata is most similar to that of the higher araneids.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1992/35716 |
| spellingShingle | Marianne B. Willey Margaret A. Johnson Peter H. Adler Predatory Behavior of the Basilica Spider, Mecynogea Lemniscata (Araneae, Araneidae) Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
| title | Predatory Behavior of the Basilica Spider, Mecynogea Lemniscata (Araneae, Araneidae) |
| title_full | Predatory Behavior of the Basilica Spider, Mecynogea Lemniscata (Araneae, Araneidae) |
| title_fullStr | Predatory Behavior of the Basilica Spider, Mecynogea Lemniscata (Araneae, Araneidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Predatory Behavior of the Basilica Spider, Mecynogea Lemniscata (Araneae, Araneidae) |
| title_short | Predatory Behavior of the Basilica Spider, Mecynogea Lemniscata (Araneae, Araneidae) |
| title_sort | predatory behavior of the basilica spider mecynogea lemniscata araneae araneidae |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1992/35716 |
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