Evidence for Preadaption to Sociality in the Solitary Spider, Steatoda Triangulosa (Araneae, Theridiidae)
Steatoda triangulosa is a solitary domestic spider. In the laboratory, newly hatched Steatoda triangulosa spiderlings attacked and fed on prey organisms as a group. Kullman (1972) recognized three characteristics necessary to classify a spider as social: tolerance. interattraction and cooperation. L...
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1991
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| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2399 https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3400&context=theses |