VISCID GLOBULES IN WEBS OF THE SPIDER ACHAEARANEA TESSELATA (ARANEAE: THERIDIIDAE)

Gilbert Barrantes; Ju-Lin Weng

doi:10.1636/S05-32.1

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Gilbert Barrantes,¹ Ju-Lin Weng¹

¹Escuela de Biología, Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro, San José, Costa Rica. gbarrantes@biologia.ucr.ac.cr

Abstract

We describe the presence and dimensions of viscid globules in both the sheet and tangle portions of the webs of Achaearanea tesselata (Keyserling 1884). We found viscid globules in all sheets and tangles of the webs examined. The globules were very small and water soluble. The globules were present in the sheet of the first web built by a juvenile (n = 1), but their density was lower than in webs of mature females (n = 6).

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Gilbert Barrantes and Ju-Lin Weng "VISCID GLOBULES IN WEBS OF THE SPIDER ACHAEARANEA TESSELATA (ARANEAE: THERIDIIDAE)," The Journal of Arachnology 34(2), 480-482, (1 August 2006). https://doi.org/10.1636/S05-32.1

Received: 7 March 2005; Published: 1 August 2006

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