Many arthropods exhibit flower-visiting behavior, including a variety of spider species.
However, as spiders are assumed to be strictly predatory, flower-visiting spiders are an often …

Spiders are among the most common animals in diverse terrestrial environments, and
display a variety of lifestyles and foraging modes. This chapter represents an overview of our …

The diversity of anthropogenic spiders in the city of Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico was
studied using a systematized collection method in 4 sampling zones: urban with a garden …

Predators affect plant fitness when they forage on them and reduce the action of herbivores.
Our study evaluates the complementary effects of spiders and ants that visit the extrafloral …

Monitoring pollinating arthropods in crop systems can provide important information about
pollinator populations and potential yield but can be hampered by accessibility to flowers in …

Phytophagous insects choose their feeding resources according to their own requirements,
but their feeding preferences in the semiarid Caatinga have rarely been studied. Flowering …

This study describes the composition and temporal variation of the spider assemblage
(Arachnida: Araneae) associated with canopies of Vochysia divergens Pohl.(Vochysiaceae) …

Habitat selection by spiders is strongly influenced by biotic factors such as the availability
and diversity of prey and abiotic factors such as temperature, humidity, and the structural …

1. Crab spiders (Thomisidae) are common flower‐visiting spiders that ambush prey on
inflorescences. As such, they require specific flowers or substrates for hunting, which are …

In addition to protected landscapes, anthropic land covers (ALCs) can also harbor spiders in
human-modified landscapes (HMLs). This study determined the diversity of spiders in seven …