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Characteristics of the capture threads of Synotaxus sp. (probably S. turbinatus) webs (Araneae, Synotaxidae)

dc.creatorBarrantes Montero, Gilbert
dc.creatorTriana Cambronero, Emilia
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-10T21:54:43Z
dc.date.available2019-09-10T21:54:43Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractSynotaxus spiders have independently evolved aerial, planar webs to intercept and retain prey, but these webs differ in several respects from planar araneoid webs with similar functions. The silk capture threads of Synotaxus sp. (probably S. turbinatus Simon, 1895) webs differ markedly from the spirally arranged capture threads in araneoid webs. The sticky globules on the capture threads of Synotaxus sp. webs are widely spaced, and the threads are spring-like and apparently unique within spiders. This arrangement appar- ently allows a great extensibility, as the spring-like form is straightened under high tension, but coils again when the tension decreases. Some aspects of the feeding behaviour and habitat use of Synotaxus sp. are also described.en
dc.description.procedenceUCR::Vicerrectoría de Docencia::Ciencias Básicas::Facultad de Ciencias::Escuela de Biología
dc.identifier.doi10.13156/100.014.0901
dc.identifier.issn2050-9928
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10669/79075
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.sourceBulletin of the British Arachnological Society 14(9):349-352
dc.titleCharacteristics of the capture threads of Synotaxus sp. (probably S. turbinatus) webs (Araneae, Synotaxidae)en
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