NOTES ON THE NATURAL HISTORY AND HUNTING BEHAVIOR OF AN ANT EATING ZODARIID SPIDER (ARACHNIDA, ARANEAE) IN COLORADO

Paula E. Cushing; Richard G. Santangelo

doi:10.1636/0161-8202(2002)030[0618:NOTNHA]2.0.CO;2

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Paula E. Cushing,¹ Richard G. Santangelo²

¹Department of Zoology, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80205-5798 USA
²3803 Holly Lane, Raleigh, North Carolina 27612 USA

Abstract

The ant hunting behavior of Zodarion rubidum (Araneae, Zodariidae) is described from specimens collected in Colorado, USA. Like other members of this genus, Z. rubidum constructs igloo-shaped stone retreats under rocks and feeds on ants. Details of the prey capture behavior are provided including initial and subsequent reactions of ants to the bites of Z. rubidum and data on the time it takes for ants to become completely paralyzed as a result of the bites.

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Paula E. Cushing and Richard G. Santangelo "NOTES ON THE NATURAL HISTORY AND HUNTING BEHAVIOR OF AN ANT EATING ZODARIID SPIDER (ARACHNIDA, ARANEAE) IN COLORADO," The Journal of Arachnology 30(3), 618-621, (1 December 2002). https://doi.org/10.1636/0161-8202(2002)030[0618:NOTNHA]2.0.CO;2

Received: 1 February 2001; Published: 1 December 2002

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