Can solitary spiders (Araneae) cooperate in prey capture?

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Can solitary spiders (Araneae) cooperate in prey capture?

Original language description

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. For Tapinoma ants, 6 spiders fed significantly shorter than the group of 3 spiders due to more intraspecific interactions. Only 1-2 spiders fed on Tapinoma at the same time. For spiders feeding on Messo

Czech name

Dokážou solitérní pavouci kooperovat v lovu kořisti?

Czech description

Kopperace v lovu kořisti nebyla doposud zaznamenána u solitérních druhů pavouků ...

Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

EG - Zoology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/1P05OC035" target="_blank" >1P05OC035: Study of biological control of ant pests using ant-eating spiders</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2005

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Animal Ecology

ISSN

0021-8790

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Volume of the periodical

74

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

63-70

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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