Dispersal by swarming in a social spider

Yael D. Lubin; Michael H. Robinson

doi:10.1126/science.216.4543.319

Dispersal by swarming in a social spider

Yael D. Lubin, Michael H. Robinson

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Groups of Achaearanea wau (Theridiidae) disperse and found new colonies by means of synchronized emigrations of adult and subadult females. Emigrations involve the construction of silk highways from parent colonies to new web sites, synchronized migrations along the highways, and the establishment of daughter colonies. Emigrations of Achaearanea wau are similar in timing, group composition, and in some behavior components to swarming of social bees and wasps.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	319-321
Number of pages	3
Journal	Science
Volume	216
Issue number	4543
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.216.4543.319
State	Published - 1 Jan 1982
Externally published	Yes

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