Influence of aging on brain and web characteristics of an orb web spider
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DOI: 10.1007/s10164-017-0530-z
Abstract: In animals, it is known that age affects the abilities of the brain. In spiders, we showed that aging affects web characteristics due to behavioral alterations during web building. In this study, we investigated the… read more here.
Keywords: web characteristics; age; characteristics orb; orb web ... See more keywords
Fine structure of the aggregate silk nodules in the orb-web spider Nephila clavata
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DOI: 10.1080/19768354.2018.1546227
Abstract: ABSTRACT Among the triad spinning units for capture thread producing system in the orb-web spiders, aqueous gluey substances are produced from two pairs of aggregate silk glands (ASG). Although biochemical analysis of glue substance is… read more here.
Keywords: spider; spider nephila; nephila clavata; orb web ... See more keywords
Orb-web spider Argiope (Araneidae) as indigenous arrow poison of G/ui and G//ana San hunters in the Kalahari
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276557
Abstract: Hunting has been crucial in early human evolution. Some San (Bushmen) of southern Africa still practice their indigenous hunting. The use of poisons is one remarkable aspect of their bow-and-arrow hunting but the sources, taxonomic… read more here.
Keywords: arrow; arrow poison; spider; orb web ... See more keywords