artículo científico
Detritus camouflage in webs of Helvibis longicauda (Araneae: Theridiidae)
Fecha
2007Registro en:
2050-9928
10.13156/arac.2007.14.2.59
Autor
Barrantes Montero, Gilbert
Institución
Resumen
Adult females of Helvibis longicauda accumulated tiny pieces of vegetation in the mesh of their webs. The amount of debris accumulated was much greater in webs of spiders with either egg sacs, spiderlings or juveniles than in those of adult females without eggs or offspring. The debris possibly serves to camouflage the spider’s egg sac and offspring.