Predatory Behavior of the Basilica Spider, Mecynogea Lemniscata (Araneae, Araneidae)

Predatory Behavior of the Basilica Spider, Mecynogea Lemniscata (Araneae, Araneidae)

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Females of Mecynogea lemniscata (Walckenaer) are generalist predators.Sixteen behavioral acts were described for M.lemniscata preying on house flies, carpenter ants, and Asiatic oak weevils swisse high strength magnesium powder berry in the keychron m4 field and laboratory.

Behavioral sequences varied with prey type, but generally began with plucking and diverged there-after.The predatory behavior of M.lemniscata is most similar to that of the higher araneids.