Social wasps captured by the spider Trichonephila clavipes (L.) in anthropogenic environments associated with Atlantic Forest fragments in southern Minas Gerais, Brazil
Abstract
Spiders are found in diverse natural ecosystems and urban environments, exhibiting a broad variety of morphological characteristics and prey-capture strategies. These arthropods play important functions in trophic chains, acting as both predators and prey, which is of great relevance for ecosystem management and biological control in agricultural systems. This study aimed to identify social wasps captured by Trichonephila clavipes (L., 1767) in anthropogenic areas associated with semideciduous seasonal forest fragments. The study was conducted in 2023 in anthropogenic areas associated with Atlantic Forest fragments in southern Minas Gerais, Brazil. Two individuals of Protopolybia sedula (de Saussure, 1854) were recorded. The specimens were captured in suspended webs of T. clavipes. Given the paucity of information on this interaction, further research is needed to better understand the frequency and impact of the relationship on social wasp populations.
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Hénaut, Y., Machkour-m’rabet, S., Winterton, P., & Calmé, S. (2010). Insect attraction by webs of Nephila clavipes (Araneae: Nephilidae). The Journal of Arachnology, 38(1): 135-138. https://doi.org/10.1636/T08-72.1
Higgins, L. E. (1987). Time budget and prey of Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus)(Araneae, Araneidae) in southern Texas. The Journal of Arachnology, 15(3):401-417.
Jäger, P., Arnedo, M. A., Azevedo, G. H. F., Baehr, B., Bonaldo, A. B., Haddad, C. R., Harms, D., Hormiga, G., Labarque, F. M., Muster, C., Ramírez, M. J., & Santos, A. J. (2021). Twenty years, eight legs, one concept: describing spider biodiversity in Zootaxa (Arachnida: Araneae). Zootaxa, 4979(1): 131–146. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4979.1.14
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Marques, M. R., Mendes, M. A., Tormena, C. F., Souza, B. M., César, L. M. M., Rittiner, R., & Palma, M. S. (2005). Structure determination of a tetrahydro‐β‐carboline of arthropod origin: A novel alkaloid‐toxin subclass from the web of spider Nephila clavipes. Chemistry & biodiversity, 2(4): 525-534. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.200590034.
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Moura, P. A. , Jacques, G. C. , Guedes, G. T., & Souza, M. M. (2022). A tarântula Lasiodora sp. (Araneae, Theraphosidae) feeding on a groundsnake Atractus pantostictus (Squamata, Dipsadidae). Herpetologia brasileira, 11(2): 77-83. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6867834
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Nogueira, A. A., Brescovit, A. D., Perbiche-Neves, G., & Venticinque, E. M. (2021). Beta diversity along an elevational gradient at the Pico da Neblina (Brazil): is spider (Arachnida-Araneae) community composition congruent with the Guayana region elevational zonation?. Diversity, 13(12): 620. https://doi.org/10.3390/d13120620
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Robinson, M. H., & Mirick, H. (1971). The Predatory Behavior of the Golden-Web Spider Nephila Clavipes (Araneae: Araneidae). Psyche: a Journal of Entomology, 78(3): 123-139. https://doi.org/10.1155/1971/57182
Rosa, M. G. da., Santos, J. C. P., Brescovit, A. D., Mafra, Á. L., & Baretta, D. (2018). Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) in Agricultural Land Use Systems in Subtropical Environments. Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 42: e0160576. https://doi.org/10.1590/18069657rbcs20160576
Salles, H. C., Volsi, E. C. F. R., Marques, M. R., Souza, B. M., Santos, L. D. dos., Tormena, C. F., Mendes, M. A., & Palma, M. S. (2006). The venomous secrets of the web droplets from the viscid spiral of the orb‐weaver spider Nephila clavipes (Araneae, Tetragnatidae). Chemistry & biodiversity, 3(7): 727-741. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.200690075.
Yoshikawa, K. (1963). Introductory studies on the life economy of Polistine wasps. III. Social stage. J. Biol. Osaka University., 14: 63-66.
Young, O. P., & Edwards, B. (1990). Spiders in United States field crops and their potential
effect on crop pests. Journal of Arachnology, 18: 1‑27.
Wilson, E. E., Mullen, L. M., & Holway, D. A. (2009). Life history plasticity magnifies the ecological effects of a social wasp invasion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106(31): 12809-12813. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.09029791
World Spider Catalog (2021). World Spider Catalog. Version 22.0. Natural History Museum Bern. https://doi.org/10.24436/2
Published
2023-12-30
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DA SILVA, Igor Henrique; DE SOUSA OLIVEIRA, Glauco Cássio; DE SOUZA, Marcos Magalhães.
Social wasps captured by the spider Trichonephila clavipes (L.) in anthropogenic environments associated with Atlantic Forest fragments in southern Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Acta Brasiliensis, [S.l.], v. 7, n. 3, p. 99-101, dec. 2023.
ISSN 2526-4338.
Available at: <http://www.revistas.ufcg.edu.br/ActaBra/index.php/actabra/article/view/668>. Date accessed: 19 may 2024.
doi: https://doi.org/10.22571/2526-4338668.
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