Subsequently, the spider host was identified as the orb-weaving cave spider, Metellina merianae (Tetragnathidae: Araneae), and—through the help of a local speleologist—further specimens of the ...

Both Metellina merianae (Tetragnathidae: Araneae) and Meta menardi are reclusive, orb or circular web-weaving cave spiders that favour dark, damp places. Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences ...

My feelings about spiders were the opposite of those old ... having to see some particularly loathsome member of the order Araneae. Perhaps you share this feeling. Perhaps you, too, have spent ...

A new fungal species named in honor of Sir David Attenborough is making 'The Last of Us '-style zombies of cave spiders, researchers say. A study investigated the identity of the fungus found on ...

It has been found on two species of spider occupying different types of environments in the cave systems. Both Metellina merianae (Tetragnathidae: Araneae) and Meta menardi are reclusive ...

Thankfully, so far, it's only been found in spiders located in several cave systems across the island of Ireland, including the Whitefathers' Caves on the Fermanagh/Cavan border. Named after Sir David ...

Selective Toxicity of Some Pesticides to Hibana velox (Araneae: Anyphaenidae), a Predator of Citrus ... Citrus aurantifolia (Christman) Swingle, to the spider, Hibana velox (Becker) was tested under ...

In this study, we sequenced and annotated the complete or nearly complete mitogenomes of ten spider species, which further enriched the number of mitogenomes of Araneae. The comparative mitogenomic ...

2. Apophysis with two apical laminar spines on the same base (Goloboff 1995: figs. 75-78); palpal tibia with two dorsal sinuous long setae (Goloboff 1995: figs. 9 ...

A recent paper provides an updated perspective on the evolutionary history of chelicerates—a diverse and ecologically ...

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