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- Title
Some observations of Humped spiders (Uloboridae) at Notting Hill, Victoria.
- Authors
Hubregtse, Virgil
- Abstract
The article focuses on the observations of Humped spiders (Uloboridae) in Notting Hill, Victoria concerning its characteristics, mating behaviour, maternal behaviour. It mentions that the said type of spiders have no venom glands, however, they immobilise their prey by wrapping them in a silk. It says that during the mating, a male spider visits a female spider. It states that mother spider is responsible of building a spider web after its spiderlings left the egg case.
- Subjects
ULOBORIDAE; ANIMAL sexual behavior; PARENTAL behavior in animals; VENOM glands; SPIDER webs
- Publication
Victorian Naturalist, 2013, Vol 130, Issue 3, p139
- ISSN
0042-5184
- Publication type
Article