Threating behaviour by Argiope amoena to an insect on its orb web(2.4MB, 00:00:19)Shot Date: 2003/04/17 Shot Location: Aba-machi, Nagasaki, Japan | ||
| species Argiope amoena Key Words | ||
|
Animalia >Arthropoda >Arachnida >Araneomorphae >Araneidae >Argiope >
Several insects are walking on the web of juvenile Argiope amoena. The spider is beating its leg and shake web when an insect touches the spider. Web shaking is considered as an anti-predator behaviour and it suggests that the spider does not recognise the insects as prey. It is not clear that why they are waiking on the web.
(Data No.momo030512aa01b)
Copyrights belong to author.
Read Terms of Service carefully
>>Japanese
[Database Home]