Argyrodes elevatus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Theridiidae
- Genus
- Argyrodes
- Species
- Argyrodes elevatus
- Scientific Name
- Argyrodes elevatus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Argyrodes elevatus
Argyrodes elevatus, commonly referred to as dew-drop spider, is part of the family Theridiidae that consists of more than 3,000 species. These spiders are most commonly found in subtropical and tropical regions in South and Central America, as well as southern regions of the United States. One of the key distinguishing characteristics of A. elevatus is its kleptoparasitic behavior through which it primarily procures food for survival. Typically 1 or 2 A. elevatus spiders preside in outer areas of webs built by other species of spiders, although it is possible for up to 45 spiders. There are two main mechanisms by which A. elevatus raid the hub of the host's web to steal insects preyed and wrapped by the host spider. A. elevatus follows an intricate course to the hub of the web to search for prey, using vibrational detection enhanced by laid out threads along the web to find and capture the insect. These spiders are highly efficient, with the theft lasting a maximum of 12 seconds and high success rates. This reliance on a host spider for food has led to adaptations in sleep schedules and alternate food sources to revolve around the host species activity. A. elevatus display a unique courtship routine in which male A. elevatus presents prey wrapped in silk as a nuptial gift to the female spider. The male spider approaches the female, carrying the nuptial gift on its chelicerae while communicating with a distinct courting vibration, followed by copulation. Approximately twenty-four hours after the A. elevatus courtship and copulation series of events, the female spider will lay one to two eggs on the outer regions of the host's web.
Argyrodes elevatus, is famous for be without Habitate, in case of the self-doing home. The Spider goes in to other Spiders net, and eat their prey.
...Argyrodes elevatus in languages:
- Czech
- snovačka zdvižená
- English
- Dew-drop Spider
- English
- American Dewdrop Spider
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
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- Argyrodes binotatus
- Argyrodes bonadea
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- Argyrodes chionus
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- Argyrodes chounguii
- Argyrodes coactatus
- Argyrodes cognatus
- Argyrodes convivans
- Argyrodes cylindratus
- Argyrodes cyrtophorae
- Argyrodes delicatulus
- Argyrodes dipali
- Argyrodes elevatus
- Argyrodes exlineae
- Argyrodes fasciatus
- Argyrodes fissifrons
- Argyrodes fissifrontellus
- Argyrodes flavescens
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- Argyrodes gemmatus
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- Argyrodes insectus
- Argyrodes jamkhedes
- Argyrodes kratochvili
- Argyrodes kualensis
- Argyrodes kulczynskii
- Argyrodes kumadai
- Argyrodes laja
- Argyrodes lanyuensis
- Argyrodes latifolium
- Argyrodes lepidus
- Argyrodes levuca
- Argyrodes lucmae
- Argyrodes maculiger
- Argyrodes margaritarius
- Argyrodes mellissi
- Argyrodes mertoni
- Argyrodes miltosus
- Argyrodes minax
- Argyrodes miniaceus
- Argyrodes modestus
- Argyrodes nasutus
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