Argiopidae


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Noun1.Argiopidae - spiders that spin orb websArgiopidae - spiders that spin orb webs; cosmopolitan in distribution
arthropod family - any of the arthropods
Argiope, genus Argiope - the type genus of Argiopidae; small genus of orb-weaving spiders
Aranea, Araneus, genus Aranea, genus Araneus - a genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders
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(Araneae: Araneidae), Argiope aurentia Lucas (Araneae: Argiopidae) y Aphonopelma spp.
Taxa Feeding Number of Number of Life Guild individuals bromeliads cycle with taxa stage Mollusca Gastropoda, Bulimulidae Hb 3 3 A Gastropoda, Subulinidae Hb 1 1 A Annellida Oligochaeta Dt 48 20 A+I Chelicerata Aranae, Lycosidae Pr 13 8 A Aranae, Argiopidae, Argiope argentat Pr 1 1 A Aranae, Theraphosidae, Pachistopelma rufonigrum Pr 14 13 A Aranae, Salticidae Pr 6 5 A+I Aranae, Theraphosidae sp 2 Pr 2 2 A Pseudoscorpiones Pr 1 1 A Scorpiones, Bothriuridae, Bothriurus asper Pr 1 1 A Scorpiones, Buthidae Tityus neglectus Pr 4 4 A Myriapoda Chilopoda, Scolopendridae Pr 8 7 A Diplopoda , Spirobolida Pr 25 15 A+I Hexapoda, Insecta Blattariae, Blattidae sp.
Families Lycosidae, Pisauridae, Agelenidae, Mimetidae, Theridiidae, Tetragnathidae, Argiopidae. Journal of Zoology, London 156:239-256.
In many families of spiders, such as the Argiopidae and Uloboridae, elaborate webs are used to trap prey, while some families, such as the Salticidae and Lycosidae, exhibit a cursorial lifestyle that involves actively hunting and seizing prey (Foelix 1982).
Part 1: Family Araneidae (Argiopidae), Typical Orb-weavers.
Studies on some little-known spiders of the family Argiopidae from India.