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 …

Reduviidae is the largest family of predaceous terrestrial Heteroptera, with about 7,000
described species in 25 subfamilies, and is one of the three most speciose families within …

Assassin bugs (Stenolemus bituberus) hunt web-building spiders by invading the web and
plucking the silk to generate vibrations that lure the resident spider into striking range. To …

Highlights•Stenolemus giraffa preys on dangerous web-building spiders with sophisticated
sensory systems.•Its predatory flexibility is convergent with other araneophagic …

Considering the intense awareness and the consciousness for the use of environmental
friendly pesticides, these conferences are attracting better participation internationally. Use …

Reduviids are the largest group of pest-specific, efficient hemipteran predators of
economically important insect pests worldwide. They are found in the agroecosystems, semi …

This is the first description of the natural history and behaviour of Stenolemus giraffa
Wygodzinsky, an emesine assassin bug (Reduviidae; Emesinae) from Australia. Field data …

Australia is home to an incredible diversity of spiders, but much of their biology remains
unstudied. The orb-weaving spiders (family Araneidae) are especially diverse and …

Predatory arthropods that specialize in invading webs and preying on the resident spiders
('araneophagic predators') face special challenges. As webs are exceedingly good at …

Assassin bugs from the genus Stenolemus (Heteroptera, Reduviidae) are predators of web-
building spiders. However, despite their fascinating lifestyle, little is known about how these …