Notes on spider (Theridiidae, Salticidae) predation of the harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex salinus Olsen (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae), and a possible parasitoid fly (Chloropidae)
Journal Article
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· Great Basin Naturalist; (United States)
OSTI ID:6944211
- Albertson College of Idaho, Caldwell (United States) Univ. of Idaho, Moscow (United States)
- Univ. of Idaho, Moscow (United States)
Spiders are known predators of ants. Pressure exerted by consistent spider predation can alter the behavior of ant colonies (MacKay 1982) and may be a selective pressure contributing to the seed-harvesting behavior of Pogonomyrmex (MacKay and MacKay 1984). The authors observed the spider Euryopis formosa Banks (Araneae: Theridiidae) capture and transport workers of the harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex salinus Olsen [Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Myrmicinae]) in southeastern Idaho. Additional observations revealed a crab spider of the genus Xysticus preying on P. salinus and the presence of a chloropid fly (Incertella) that may have been parasitizing the moribund prey subdued by the spider.
- OSTI ID:
- 6944211
- Journal Information:
- Great Basin Naturalist; (United States), Journal Name: Great Basin Naturalist; (United States) Vol. 52:4; ISSN 0017-3614; ISSN GRBNAR
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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