References & Sources - July 25, 1998 New spider: Unusual suspect steals web
A tiny, silver spider discovered in Taiwan eats pieces of other spiders' handiwork.
References:
Tso, I.M., and L.L. Severinghaus. 1998. Silk stealing by Argyrodes lanyuensis (Araneae: Theridiidae): A unique form of kleptoparasitism. Animal Behaviour 56(July):219.
Further Readings:
Jensen, M. 1998. Gene cloned for stretchiest spider silk. Science News 153(Feb. 21):119.
Lipkin, R. 1996. Artificial spider silk. Science News 149(March 9):152.
______. 1995. Computer reveals clues to spiderwebs. Science News 147(Jan. 21):38.
Additional information about spiders can be found at the California Academy of Sciences' Spider Bibliography web site at http://www.calacademy.org/research/library/biodiv/biblio/spiders.htm.
Sources:
Lucia Liu Severinghaus
Academia Sinica
Institute of Zoology
Nankang, Taipei 11529
Taiwan, R.O.C.I-Min Tso
Tunghai University
Department of Biology
Taichung City 407
Taiwan, R.O.C.
7/25/98
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