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Article: Factors affecting cannibalism among newly hatched wolf spiders (Lycosidae, Pardosa amentata).
- Article from:
- Journal of Arachnology
- Article date:
- May 1, 2005
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ABSTRACT. Cannibalism is a common phenomenon among young wolf spiders (Lycosidae). The purpose of this study was to investigate how various factors influence cannibalistic tendencies in hatchlings of Pardosa amentata (Clerk 1757). The basic experimental approach was to place pairs of unfed hatchlings of similar body mass in small containers without prey and to measure if and when cannibalism happened. From the data, we identified three different cannibalistic strategies. One large group of hatchlings never cannibalized and thus died from starvation. Another group cannibalized shortly before the time at which they were predicted to die from starvation. In these spiders, ...
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Article: HAIRY WOLF SPIDERS NOT POISONOUS.(Spotlight on Home ...
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August 1, 1998 ;
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... ... mistake them for tarantulas, which are not found in the Denver area. Wolf spiders are not poisonous, but if they bite, some pain and mild irritation can result. Wolf spiders feed on insects and other arthropods and do most of their hunting at ...
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