Web architecture alteration of the orb web weaving spider Metellina merianae (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) induced by the parasitoid Megaetaira madida (Ichneumonidae, Polysphincta group)
The polysphinctine wasp Megaetaira madida (Haliday, 1838) is a koinobiont ecto-parasitoid of spiders of the genus Metellina. Under the influence of the parasitoid’s final instar larva, the spider host M. merianae (Scopoli, 1763) built a three-dimensional web architecture, which differed considerably...
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Arachnologische Gesellschaft (ARAGES)
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Arachnologische Mitteilungen |
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http://www.arages.de/aramit/pdf/Heft_52/AM52_35_37.pdf
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