To Mate or to Steal Food? A Male Spider’s Dilemma

We report a sequence of unusual male behaviors observed in <i>Nephila pilipes</i> (Fabricius, 1793) (Araneae: Nephilidae Simon, 1894), a sexually size dimorphic tropical spider species in Singapore. We documented a male suitor using his mouth parts (chelicerae) rather than his copulatory...

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Main Authors: Matjaž Kuntner, Xin Xu, Daiqin Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-04-01
Series:Diversity
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/17/4/281
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