Social tolerance of spider Stegodyphus sarasinorum Karsch (1891) between their colonies under controlled and field conditions

Authors

  • Nishi Babu
  • Anasuya Anand
  • G. Prasad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v45i4.575

Abstract

Investigation on social interaction between the individuals of Stegodyphus sarasinorum of two different colonies and their cooperation in prey capture showed that members of different colony were socially accepted by both adults and juveniles. The study also revealed that this species prey upon rice ear bugs and cercopids which form major pests in paddy fields and banana plantation respectively.

Author Biographies

Nishi Babu

Department of Zoology, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram 695581, Kerala, India

Anasuya Anand

Department of Zoology, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram 695581, Kerala, India

G. Prasad

Department of Zoology, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram 695581, Kerala, India

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Published

2020-12-31

How to Cite

Babu, N., Anand, A., & Prasad, G. (2020). Social tolerance of spider Stegodyphus sarasinorum Karsch (1891) between their colonies under controlled and field conditions. ENTOMON, 45(4), 307–310. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v45i4.575

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 4 (2020)

Section

Short Communications