Stenophagy (narrow diet breadth) represents an extreme of trophic specialization in
carnivores, but little is known about the forces driving its evolution. We used spiders, the …

Cobweb spiders (Theridiidae) are highly diverse from the perspective of species richness,
morphological diversity, variety of web architecture, and behavioral repertoires. The family …

Spiders are the most diversified group of terrestrial predators. They employ a wide variety of
feeding strategies, and exploit several prey types, from invertebrates up to small vertebrates …

Arachnology in the Neotropical region has been greatly benefited by the relatively recent
development and establishment of research groups in Central and South America and …

Spiders are considered one of the most abundant groups of predators in different
ecosystems related to human production activities. Crops represent one of the most …

El presente trabajo se desarrollo con el objetivo de evaluar o efeito insecticida del extracto
etanólico de semillas de Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) sobre ninfas de la chinche de …

El crecimiento urbano no planificado transforma la estructura y funcionamiento de los
ecosistemas al disminuir la biodiversidad y la composición de especies. Este impacto es …

Despite a high number of incidental online records of spiders predating upon dragonflies/
damselflies, studies on these interactions are scarce. Here, we describe the predatory …

Se analizó la variación temporal de la composición y estructura de la araneofauna en la
Reserva Campesina La Montaña (RCM), departamento del Atlántico, Colombia. Se …

Soil fauna is essential for ecosystem dynamics as it is involved in biogeochemical
processes, promotes nutrient availability, and affects the animal communities associated …