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bolas spider
arachnid
Also known as: Mastophora
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chemoreception and predatory behaviour
- In chemoreception: Sex-attractant pheromones
Late-stage immature and adult female bolas spiders in the genus Mastophora are known to produce some of the same components of the sex-attractant pheromone produced by females of some noctuid moths. The spider is active at night and hangs from a horizontal silk line. It produces a vertical thread, which…
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- In spider: Spider webs
Bolas spiders (Mastophora, Ordgarius) release a single thread with a sticky droplet at the end and hold it with one leg. Some species swing this “bola,” and others throw it when a moth approaches. Male moths are attracted to this spider by its odour, which…
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