One of the only books to treat the whole spider, from its behavior and physiology to its
neurobiology and reproductive characteristics, Biology of Spiders is considered a classic in …

ABSTRACT A phylogenetic analysis of the two-clawed spiders grouped in Dionycha is
presented, with 166 representative species of 49 araneomorph families, scored for 393 …

The limits and the interfamilial relationships of the minute orb‐weaving symphytognathoid
spiders have remained contentious and poorly understood. The circumscription and …

Filistatids, the crevice weavers, are an ancient family of cribellate spiders without extant
close relatives. As one of the first lineages of araneomorph spiders, they present a …

Web building has been such a highly successful foraging innovation among spiders that the
vast majority of extant spiders are web builders. The structure of spider webs varies …

Filistatids represent an antique lineage of araneomorph spiders which are most diverse in
arid and semiarid regions of the globe. Phylogenetic relationships among its genera are still …

Spiders are famous for their silk with fascinating mechanical properties. However, some can
further produce, process and handle nano fibres, which are used as capture threads. These …

Spiders are known for producing specialized fibers. The radial orb-web, for example,
contains tough silk used for the web frame and the capture spiral consists of elastic silk, able …

Studies of web evolution in spiders generally focus on the overall designs of webs in the
field. As has been typical for dictynids and several other cribellate families with “irregular” …

Filistatidae is one of the most phylogenetically enigmatic spider groups, and the genus
Kukulcania Lehtinen includes the commonest representatives of the family. Its type species …