Anelosimus Spiders Live in Groups if Environmental Conditions Make It Too Difficult to Live Alone (IMAGE)

University of British Columbia

Anelosimus Spiders Live in Groups if Environmental Conditions Make It Too Difficult to Live Alone

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The spiders studied for this research build webs that require a lot of silk, making the rainy conditions of the lowland tropical rainforest too adverse for them to live alone.

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Leticia Avilés

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