Spiders, having minute brains, were once considered simple, instinct-driven automatons, but
research on spider biology is revealing increasing evidence of their cognitive abilities. In this …

Spiders use chemicals to interact with conspecifics, heterospecifics and with their
environment. The focus of most past reviews on chemical communication in spiders has …

Spiders use pheromones for sexual communication, as do other animals such as insects.
Nevertheless, knowledge about their chemical structure, function, and biosynthesis is only …

Background CITES is an international agreement between governments to ensure that
international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival …

The tarantula genus Brachypelma includes colourful species that are highly sought after in
the commercial pet trade. They are all included in CITES appendix II. We present …

We review here spider social contact pheromones. Spider contact pheromones are typically
associated with the silk, draglines or substrate, and body cuticle. The chemical composition …

The use of chemical signals in a sexual context is widespread in the animal kingdom. Most
studies in spiders report the use of female pheromones that attract potential sexual partners …

Landscape fragmentation usually has a considerable effect on the genetic and demographic
viability of most species because it reduces population size and increases isolation among …

Theraphosids interact with numerous species from invertebrates to humans. Their diet
predominantly consists of insects, spiders, and worms; however, their prey cover a wide …

Agonistic behaviour and lipid state were examined in tarantula Brachypelma albopilosa
females during the foraging period. Modulation of the agonistic behaviour of females was …