Argyrodes in webs of the Floridian red widow spider (Araneae:Theridiidae)

Specimens of Argyrodes elevatus, Argyrodes furcatus, and Argyrodes caudatus were found in the three-dimensional large-meshed network above the convex sheet in large webs of subadult and adult females of the Floridian red widow, Latrodectus bishopi. The egg sac of A. furcatus is described for the fir...

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Published in:The Florida entomologist 1999-06, Vol.82 (2), p.359-361
Main Authors: Sierwald, P, Fenzl, T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
animal behavior
Argyrodes caudatus
Argyrodes elevatus
argyrodes fucatus
Argyrodes furcatus
Biological taxonomies
egg sacs
host webs
hosts
Latrodectus
latrodectus bishopi
ova
Scientific Notes
Spiders
Theridiidae
webs
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Summary:Specimens of Argyrodes elevatus, Argyrodes furcatus, and Argyrodes caudatus were found in the three-dimensional large-meshed network above the convex sheet in large webs of subadult and adult females of the Floridian red widow, Latrodectus bishopi. The egg sac of A. furcatus is described for the first time. Argyrodes specimens were also observed eating their host and remaining in empty host webs during the six-week observation period.
ISSN:0015-4040
1938-5102
DOI:10.2307/3496591