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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