Until a few years ago, the concept of mating disruption had been exclusively associated with
the use of pheromones to reduce population density of insect pests. Since the early 2000s, a …

Spiders are the preeminent silk craftsmen among arthropods and are best known for
producing aerial orb webs that snare flying insects. Orb web spiders are ubiquitous …

Spiders construct a wide variety of silk structures, ranging from draglines to prey capture
webs. Spider silks rank among the toughest materials known to science, and these material …

Spiders are abundantly found in nature and most ecosystems, making up more than 47 000
species. This ecological success is in part due to the exceptional mechanics of the spider …

The monophyly of Tetragnathidae including the species composition of the family (eg, Are
Nephila and their relatives part of this lineage?), the phylogenetic relationships of its various …

The pantropical orb web spider family Nephilidae is known for the most extreme sexual size
dimorphism among terrestrial animals. Numerous studies have made Nephilidae …

Urban areas are an extreme example of human‐changed environments, exposing
organisms to multiple and strong selection pressures. Adaptive behavioral responses are …

Temporal change in vegetation complexity and field management may interactively affect
the structure of predator–prey networks in agroecosystems and consequently alter the …

Spiders, silks and webs are abundant and can be found in most ecosystems: in the corner of
houses, on top of bushes, or even spanning rivers. They are the proof of an evolutionary …

Individuals may vary consistently in their architectural makeup of the constructions they
build, which might have tremendous implications for their ecology and fitness. In particular …