| PEKÁR, Stanislav, Martina HRUŠKOVÁ and Yael LUBIN. Can solitary spiders (Araneae) cooperate in prey capture? Journal of Animal Ecology. Great Britain: British Ecological Society, 2005, vol. 74, No 1, p. 63-70. ISSN 0021-8790. |
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@article{575381,
author = {Pekár, Stanislav and Hrušková, Martina and Lubin, Yael},
article_location = {Great Britain},
article_number = {1},
keywords = {myrmecophagy; social; group hunting; kleptobiosis; evolution},
language = {eng},
issn = {0021-8790},
journal = {Journal of Animal Ecology},
title = {Can solitary spiders (Araneae) cooperate in prey capture?},
volume = {74},
year = {2005}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 575381
AU - Pekár, Stanislav - Hrušková, Martina - Lubin, Yael
PY - 2005
TI - Can solitary spiders (Araneae) cooperate in prey capture?
JF - Journal of Animal Ecology
VL - 74
IS - 1
SP - 63-70
EP - 63-70
PB - British Ecological Society
SN - 00218790
KW - myrmecophagy
KW - social
KW - group hunting
KW - kleptobiosis
KW - evolution
N2 - Cooperation in prey capture has never been reported for a solitary spider. Here, we conducted a laboratory experiment to determine if group hunting occurs in the ant-eating Zodarion spiders and if it yields higher individual benefit than solitary prey capture. Spiderlings of the second instar were kept in groups of 1, 3 and 6 individuals. Their foraging behaviour was studied with two ant species as prey: a large Messor and a small Tapinoma. Groups of 3 and 6 spiders had better capture success than a single individual. The paralysis time of Messor was reduced as the number of spiders in a group increased while that of Tapinoma ants was similar for all group sizes. The feeding time on Messor increased with the number of spiders in a group, even all 6 individuals could feed simultaneously.
ER -
PEKÁR, Stanislav, Martina HRUŠKOVÁ and Yael LUBIN. Can solitary spiders (Araneae) cooperate in prey capture? \textit{Journal of Animal Ecology}. Great Britain: British Ecological Society, 2005, vol.~74, No~1, p.~63-70. ISSN~0021-8790.
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