- Mallos gregalis
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Mallos gregalis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Suborder: Araneomorphae Superfamily: Dictynoidea Family: Dictynidae Genus: Mallos Species: M. gregalis Binomial name Mallos gregalis
(Simon, 1909)Mallos gregalis is a spider species belonging to the Dictynidae family.
It is known to be a social spider species, living in groups and signaling each others by vibrating their web.
M. gregalis is restricted to Mexico. It attracts flies in its web with the yeast odor developing in the previously eaten prey carcasses.[1].
References
- ^ http://psyche.entclub.org/94/94-151.html Symbiosis between social spiders and yeast: the role in prey attraction William James Tietjen, L. Rao Ayyagari, and George W. Uetz
- Platnick, Norman I. (2009): The world spider catalog, version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History.
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