Observations of Trachyzelotes pedestris (C.L. Koch, 1837) hunting for terrestrial isopods in Belgium
Authors
De Smedt, A.
Henrard, A.
Discipline
Biological sciences
Subject
Biological collection and data management
Audience
Scientific
Date
2022Metadata
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We report two sightings of Trachyzelotes pedestris catching or attempting to catch a terrestrial isopod of the species Porcellio scaber. Observations of oniscophagy are rare in most spider species and to our knowledge these are the first sightings of a Gnaphosidae spider preying on terrestrial isopods. We propose a potential hunting strategy of this spider to catch terrestrial isopods.
Citation
De Smedt, A.; Henrard, A. (2022). Observations of Trachyzelotes pedestris (C.L. Koch, 1837) hunting for terrestrial isopods in Belgium. , Journal of the Belgian Arachnological Society, Vol. 37 (1), 41-43, ISSN: 2795-8957,Type
Article
Peer-Review
Yes
Language
eng