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| authority = ([[Peter Forsskål|Forskål]], 1775) |
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''Aranea citricola''<br> |
''Aranea citricola''<br /> |
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''Epeira opuntiae''<br> |
''Epeira opuntiae''<br /> |
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''Epeira cacti-opuntiae''<br> |
''Epeira cacti-opuntiae''<br /> |
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''Epeira citricola''<br> |
''Epeira citricola''<br /> |
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''Epeira emarginata''<br> |
''Epeira emarginata''<br /> |
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''Epeira flava''<br> |
''Epeira flava''<br /> |
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''Epeira purpurea''<br> |
''Epeira purpurea''<br /> |
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''Epeira dorsuosa''<br> |
''Epeira dorsuosa''<br /> |
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''Cyrtophora sculptilis''<br> |
''Cyrtophora sculptilis''<br /> |
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''Cyrtophora opuntiae''<br> |
''Cyrtophora opuntiae''<br /> |
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''Epeira cajetana''<br> |
''Epeira cajetana''<br /> |
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''Araneus citricola''<br> |
''Araneus citricola''<br /> |
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''Cyrtophora dorsuosa'' |
''Cyrtophora dorsuosa'' |
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⚫ | '''''Cyrtophora citricola''''', also known as the '''tropical tent-web spider''', is an [[orb-weaver spider]] in the family Araneidae. It is found in [[Asia]], [[Africa]], [[Australia]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Hispaniola]], [[Colombia]], and Southern [[Europe]] |
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⚫ | '''''Cyrtophora citricola''''', also known as the '''tropical tent-web spider''', is an [[orb-weaver spider]] in the family Araneidae. It is found in [[Asia]], [[Africa]], [[Australia]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Hispaniola]], [[Colombia]], and Southern [[Europe]] and in 2000, it was discovered in [[Florida]]. ''C. citricola'' differs from many of its close relatives due its ability to live in a wide variety of environments. In North America and South America, the spider has caused extensive damage to agricultural operations. |
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⚫ | ''C. citricola'' is in the orb web spider family, but its orb webs are considered atypical. They have a thick silk strand barrier above the orb and a thinner barrier below the orb. This gives the webs a horizontal mesh-like appearance. The spider has developed distinct and specific prey-capturing techniques using its unconventional webs. The prey |
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⚫ | ''C. citricola'' is in the orb web spider family, but its orb webs are considered atypical. They have a thick silk strand barrier above the orb and a thinner barrier below the orb. This gives the webs a horizontal mesh-like appearance. The spider has developed distinct and specific prey-capturing techniques using its unconventional webs. The prey flies into the upper mesh layer of the web and is deflected into the orb web. The spider then collects and stores the prey in its web. The difference in ''C. citricola's'' web silk stems from physiological variations in its spinning apparatuses, as compared to other closely related species. Its webs are non-adhesive and do not require daily respinning. |
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⚫ | This spider is one of the few species to exhibit a variable level of sociality. ''C. citricola'' can be seen in colonies, which may have arisen due to reduced predation. Within these colonies, each spider has its own web that is linked to other spiders through communal webbing. The spider webs are often built in large matrices next to one another and can span entire trees. The spider peacefully coexists with other spiders in the colony. However, at times the spider may have to ward off other spiders in the colony that may try and claim its web.<ref name="Rysptra 1979"/> |
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⚫ | This spider is one of the few species to exhibit a variable level of sociality. ''C. citricola'' can be seen in colonies, which may have arisen due to reduced predation. Within these colonies, each spider has its own web that is linked to other spiders through communal webbing. The spider webs are often built in large matrices next to one another and can span entire trees. The spider usually peacefully coexists with other spiders in the colony. However, at times the spider may have to ward off other spiders in the colony that may try and claim its web.<ref name="Rysptra 1979"/> |
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⚫ | ''C. citricola'' is nocturnal, only performing necessary tasks during the day. During the day, it remains idle and tries to stay out of sight from predators. Most of its foraging and prey capture happen at night.<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal|last1=Leborgne|first1=R.|last2=Cantarella|first2=T.|last3=Pasquet|first3=A.|date=1998-05-01|title=Colonial life versus solitary life in ''Cyrtophora citricola'' (Araneae, Araneidae)|url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s000400050074|journal=Insectes Sociaux|language=en|volume=45|issue=2|pages=125–134|doi=10.1007/s000400050074 |s2cid=12052536}}</ref> |
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⚫ | ''C. citricola'' is nocturnal, only performing necessary tasks during the day. During the day, it remains idle and tries to stay out of sight from predators. Most of its foraging and prey capture happen at night.<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal|last1=Leborgne|first1=R.|last2=Cantarella|first2=T.|last3=Pasquet|first3=A.|date=1998-05-01|title=Colonial life versus solitary life in ''Cyrtophora citricola'' (Araneae, Araneidae)|url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s000400050074|journal=Insectes Sociaux|language=en|volume=45|issue=2|pages=125–134|doi=10.1007/s000400050074 |s2cid=12052536}}</ref> |
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⚫ | ''C. citricola'''s color can vary greatly. Many spiders sport a black and white pattern while others are brown. Males often appear black. Male and female spiders have a [[sexual dimorphism]]. The body length in females normally reaches {{Convert|10|mm|in}}, while males are only {{Convert|3|mm|in}} long. |
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⚫ | ''C. citricola'''s color and size can vary greatly. Many spiders sport a black and white pattern while others are brown. Males often appear black. Male and female spiders have a [[sexual dimorphism]]. The body length in females normally reaches {{Convert|10|mm|in}}, while males are only {{Convert|3|mm|in}} long. |
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== Taxonomy == |
== Taxonomy == |
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Peter Forsskal discovered ''Cyrtophora citricola'' in the [[Arabian Peninsula]] during his Yemen expedition, sometime between 1761 and 1763.<ref name=":15">{{Cite journal|last=Hepper|first=Frank|date=1987|title=Current research on the plant specimens from the Niebuhr and Forsskal Yemen expedition, 1761–63 |jstor=41223044 |journal=Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies|volume=17|pages= |
[[Peter Forsskal]] discovered ''Cyrtophora citricola'' in the [[Arabian Peninsula]] during his Yemen expedition, sometime between 1761 and 1763.<ref name=":15">{{Cite journal|last=Hepper|first=Frank|date=1987|title=Current research on the plant specimens from the Niebuhr and Forsskal Yemen expedition, 1761–63 |jstor=41223044 |journal=Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies|volume=17|pages=81–90 }}</ref> He first saw the spiders in [[Citrus|citrus trees]] and described their horizontal webs as nets. The spider's common name, "tropical tent-web", derives from these observations.<ref name=":10">{{Cite book |last=Forsskal |first=Peter |title=Descriptiones Animalium – Avium, amphibiorum, insectorum, vermium quæ in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forskål |year=1775 |publisher=ex officina Mölleri |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/255785#page/3/mode/1up }}</ref> Upon Forsskal's death of malaria in 1763, his manuscripts, which included details of the spider, were collected and sent from Yemen back to Denmark by his friend [[Carsten Niebuhr]].<ref name=":15" /> These records were published in 1775 as ''Descriptiones animalium, avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium''; the spider appeared under the name ''Aranea citricola.''<ref name=":10" /> C. citricola was classified in the Araneidae family because it creates orb-webs.<ref name="Rysptra 1979" /> Between 1776 and 1864, the spider was classified under the genus ''Epeira'', a synonym for ''Aranea,'' more commonly known as ''Araneus.'' The spider was moved from the genus ''Aranea'' to the genus ''Cyrtophora'' by [[Eugène Simon|Eugene Simon]] in 1864 – a decision made because its webs were so different from those constructed by other spiders in the genus ''Aranea''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Simon |first=Eugène |title=Histoire naturelle des araignées |date=1892 |publisher=Roret |location=Paris |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.51973 |doi=10.5962/bhl.title.51973}}</ref> ''C. citricola'' webs are horizontal and tent-shaped, similar to those of other spiders in the genus ''Cyrtophora''. Like other members of ''Cyrtophora'', ''C. citricola's'' 2nd, 3rd, and 4th pairs of legs have a shorter combined [[Spider#Body plan|patella]] and [[Spider#Body plan|tibia]] length than the [[Spider#Body plan|femurs]] on the same legs. Additionally, it shares the same eye pattern where the posterior eye row is recurved: a typical genus-defining trait. ''C. citricola'' has broader [[Glossary of spider terms#C|cephalic]] structures than other orb-web spiders in the genus ''[[Manogea]]''.<ref name=":6" /> |
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=== Phylogeny === |
=== Phylogeny === |
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''Cyrtophora citricola'' |
''Cyrtophora citricola'' falls into the family Araneidae because of three characteristics. The male's [[Pedipalp|palpal]] faces the [[wikt:mesial|mesial]], or midline of the body. The male spider's palpal has an [[exoskeleton]] on their bulbous known as a radix, and the spider has a thin reflective layer of tissue in the posterior set of its eyes called the tapetum.<ref name=":12">{{Cite journal|last1=Scharff|first1=Nikolaj|last2=Coddington|first2=Jonathan A.|date=1997-08-01|title=A phylogenetic analysis of the orb-weaving spider family Araneidae (Arachnida, Araneae)|journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society|language=en|volume=120|issue=4|pages=355–434|doi=10.1111/j.1096-3642.1997.tb01281.x |s2cid=32855761 |doi-access=free}}</ref> ''C. citricola'' differs from "derived araneoids", which are a part of the superfamily [[Araneoidea]], such as ''[[Theridion]]'' and [[Linyphiidae]], because it lacks smaller aciniform spigots in their median [[spinneret]]s. These spigots each individually produce a strand of aciniform silk, the strongest type of spider silk.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Tremblay|first1=Marie-Laurence|last2=Xu|first2=Lingling|last3=Lefèvre|first3=Thierry|last4=Sarker|first4=Muzaddid|last5=Orrell|first5=Kathleen E.|last6=Leclerc|first6=Jérémie|last7=Meng|first7=Qing|last8=Pézolet|first8=Michel|last9=Auger|first9=Michèle|last10=Liu|first10=Xiang-Qin|last11=Rainey|first11=Jan K.|date=2015-06-26|title=Spider wrapping silk fibre architecture arising from its modular soluble protein precursor|url= |journal=Scientific Reports|language=en|volume=5|issue=1|pages=11502|doi=10.1038/srep11502|pmid=26112753|pmc=4481645|bibcode=2015NatSR...511502T|issn=2045-2322}}</ref> ''C. citricola'' is a part of the argiopoid [[clade]] because there is a [[sexual dimorphism]] between males and females. Female are larger than males. The sexual dimorphism present in ''C. citricola'' separates them from members of the Araneinae subfamily including ''[[Nuctenea]]'', ''[[Cyclosa]]'', and ''[[Mangora (spider)|Mangora]]''.<ref name=":12" /> ''C. citricola'' is a part of the ''[[Cyrtophorinae]]'' subfamily and shares the sexual dimorphism trait with the ''Argiopinae'', ''Gasteracanthinae'', and ''Micratheninae'' subfamilies. Within the argiopoid clade, ''C. citricola'' is a member of the argiopine clade because the upper section of its exoskeleton is hairy.<ref name=":12" /> This trait distinguishes ''C. citricola'' from the ''Gasteracanthinae'' and ''Micratheninae'' subfamilies. Within the argiopine clade, ''C. citricola'' is a member of the ''Cyrtophorinae'' family, which includes the genera ''Cyrtophora'' and ''Manogea''. ''Cyrtophorinae's'' subfamily defining features are its [[Palpal bulb|embolus]], the palpal bulb's open duct, running in a counterclockwise direction, and its non-adhesive orb-webs.<ref name=":12" /> |
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== Description == |
== Description == |
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''Cyrtophora citricola'' |
''Cyrtophora citricola'' occurs in various colors and may have different colored spots on the abdomen. The spider is [[sexually dimorphic]]. Females may reach 10 millimetres (0.39 in) long and are larger than their male counterparts who are usually 3 millimetres (0.12 in) long. ''C. citricola''<nowiki/>'s legs are different lengths with legs I and II being the longest.<ref name=":6" /> In Florida, male spiders are black, while females can change the color of their abdomens to match their surroundings and can [[camouflage]] in their webs. The females have white [[trichobothria]]. In Turkey, they usually appear brown with grey hair. ''C. citricola'' has a distinctive horizontal [[wikt:bifurcation|bifurcation]] at the posterior abdomen.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Colonial Tentweb Orbweaver Cyrtophora citricola|url=http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/MISC/SPIDERS/Cyrtophora_citricola.htm|access-date=2020-10-20|website=entnemdept.ufl.edu}}</ref> ''C. citricola'' is different from its other relatives because it has two pairs of dorsal [[tubercle]]s and a pair of posterior tubercles.<ref name=":6">{{Cite journal|last1=Elverici|first1=Mert|last2=Teksam|first2=Ilyas|last3=Özkütük|first3=Recep Sulhi|last4=Kunt|first4=Kadir Bogaç|date=2012-12-20|title=''Cyrtophora citricola'' (Araneae: Araneidae: Cyrtophorinae), a first record for Turkey|journal=Arachnologische Mitteilungen|volume=44|pages=7–9|doi=10.5431/aramit4402|doi-access=free}}</ref> ''C. citricola'' typically has seven [[Denticle (tooth feature)|denticles]]. The [[opisthosoma]] has two dorsal pairs of protuberances and two posterior lobes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=araneae - Cyrtophora citricola|url=https://araneae.nmbe.ch/data/3879/Cyrtophora_citricola|access-date=2020-10-20|website=araneae.nmbe.ch|language=en}}</ref> ''C. citricola'' has two rows of eyes. The largest eyes are the two median eyes in the anterior row.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Levy|first=Gershom|date=April 2013|title=Twelve genera of orb-weaver spiders (Araneae, Araneidae) from Israel|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00212210.1997.10688919|journal=Israel Journal of Zoology|volume=43|pages=311–365|doi=10.1080/00212210.1997.10688919|doi-broken-date=1 November 2024|via=Taylor Francis Online}}</ref> In some places, ''C. citricola'' may be confused with ''[[Mecynogea lemniscata]]''.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Franzini|first1=P.Z.N|last2=Van der Bank|first2=F.H.|last3=Dippenaar-Schoemann|first3=A.S.|last4=Yessoufou|first4=K.|date=April 29, 2013|title=Combined analyses of genetic and morphological data indicate more than one species of Cyrtophora (Araneae: Araneidae) in South Africa|url=http://www.bluepenjournals.org/ijmbr/pdf/2013/May/Franzini%20et%20al.pdf|journal=International Journal of Modern Biological Research|pages=21–34}}</ref> |
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⚫ | ''Cyrtophora citricola'' is found in [[Asia]], [[Africa]], [[Australia]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Hispaniola]], [[Colombia]], and Southern [[Europe]].<ref name=":4" /> The species is unable to survive in temperatures below -1 °C (30.2 °F).<ref name=":0" /> ''C. citricola'' was also discovered in [[Florida]] in 2000 and it makes its webs on canal bridges from the east end of [[Everglades National Park]] to the [[East Coast of the United States|east coast]]. The spider lives in a wide range of environments, but it is most prevalent in olive orchards and undergrowth.<ref name=":6" /> ''C. citricola'' is also found in tropical agricultural operations.<ref name=":4" /> |
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⚫ | ''C. citricola'' can be found globally, unlike its close relatives that are concentrated in specific parts of the world. ''C. citricola's'' global presence may be a problem as seen in the Americas.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Sewlal|first1=Jo-Anne Nina|last2=Starr|first2=Christopher K.|date=2011-05-23|title=Preliminary Survey of the Spider Fauna of Great Inagua, Bahamas, W.I.|url=http://journals.sfu.ca/cob/index.php/files/article/view/137|journal=The International Journal of Bahamian Studies|volume=17|issue=2|pages=3|doi=10.15362/ijbs.v17i2.137 |doi-access=free}}</ref> The spider is becoming common in agricultural and urban spaces. It is damaging farm operations. Currently, there are active efforts to remove the spider as its web is known to damage flora.<ref name=":7">{{Cite journal|last=Levi|first=Herbert Walter|date=1997|title=The American orb weavers of the genera ''Mecynogea'', ''Manogea'', ''Kapogea'' and ''Cyrtophora'' (Araneae: Araneidae) |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4272267#page/238/mode/1up|journal=Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College|volume=155|pages=215–255|via=biodiversitylibrary}}</ref> |
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⚫ | ''C. citricola'' exhibits thermoregulative behaviors. This trait is common in web-building spiders, including ''[[Trichonephila clavipes|Nephila clavipes]]'', ''[[Nephila maculata|N. maculata]]'', and ''[[Frontinella communis]].'' During the hottest portions of the day, the spider will position themselves so that as little surface area of their body is shown to the sun as possible. |
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== Behavior == |
== Behavior == |
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=== Web === |
=== Web === |
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''Cyrtophora citricola'' |
''Cyrtophora citricola'' builds tent-webs that have a horizontal [[orb web]] and a network of webs above it resembling a tent.<ref name="Rysptra 1979" /> These webs can be built alone or as part of a colony. The spiders exhibit advantages living in colonies, but there is no selection towards either solitary or colonial living.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last1=Yip|first1=Eric C.|last2=Levy|first2=Tanya|last3=Lubin|first3=Yael|date=2017-07-28|title=Bad neighbors: hunger and dominance drive spacing and position in an orb-weaving spider colony|url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-017-2357-6|journal=Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology|language=en|volume=71|issue=8|pages=128|doi=10.1007/s00265-017-2357-6 |bibcode=2017BEcoS..71..128Y |s2cid=23620793}}</ref> Within colonies, the horizontal orb webs are solitary and maintained by individuals.<ref name=":4" /> Other Araneidae species have a triad complex on their posterior spinnerets which produce a gluey thread material for the webs from the piriform glands. ''C. citricola'' lacks a triad complex and is unable to make gluey thread web material so it creates a distinct non-sticky, mesh-like web.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Peters|first=Hans M.|date=1993-10-01|title=Functional organization of the spinning apparatus of ''Cyrtophora citricola'' with regard to the evolution of the web (Araneae, Araneidae)|url=https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00394856|journal=Zoomorphology|language=en|volume=113|issue=3|pages=153–163|doi=10.1007/BF00394856 |s2cid=44616019}}</ref> |
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''C. citricola'' creates a thick silk strand barrier above the orb and a thinner barrier below the orb. The silk above the web is used to deflect insects onto the orb web below.<ref name="Rysptra 1979" /> The webs above and below the horizontal orb webs are communal and maintained by the colony.<ref name=":4" /> The horizontal orb web and silk are not sticky.<ref name="Rysptra 1979" /><ref name=":0" /> The orb webs appear as a fine mesh curtaining, made of radii and a non-adhesive structural spiral. This is different than the typical [[Orb-weaver spider|Araneidae]] family webs, as they lack a [[viscid spiral]]. These webs are durable, and may have evolved to be created outside of citrus trees. The webs may be large enough to span entire trees and are found on a variety of tree species.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":0" /> ''C. citricola'' prefers to build its webs on firm substrates rather than non-firm substrates. Webs built on firmer substrates tend to last for longer periods of time.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Brenes|first=Ruth Madrigal|date=August 2012|title=Substrate selection for web-building in ''Cyrtophora citricola'' (Araneae: Araneidae)|url=https://bioone.org/journals/the-journal-of-arachnology/volume-40/issue-2/Hi11-30.1/Substrate-selection-for-web-building-in-Cyrtophora-citricola-Araneae/10.1636/Hi11-30.1.full|journal=Journal of Arachnology|volume=40|issue=2|pages=249–251|doi=10.1636/Hi11-30.1 |s2cid=86047610}}</ref> The webs are strong enough to withstand environmental pressures |
''C. citricola'' creates a thick silk strand barrier above the orb and a thinner barrier below the orb. The silk above the web is used to deflect insects onto the orb web below.<ref name="Rysptra 1979" /> The webs above and below the horizontal orb webs are communal and maintained by the colony.<ref name=":4" /> The horizontal orb web and silk are not sticky.<ref name="Rysptra 1979" /><ref name=":0" /> The orb webs appear as a fine mesh curtaining, made of radii and a non-adhesive structural spiral. This structure is different than the typical [[Orb-weaver spider|Araneidae]] family webs, as they lack a [[viscid spiral]]. These webs are durable, and may have evolved to be created outside of citrus trees. The webs may be large enough to span entire trees and are found on a variety of tree species.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":0" /> ''C. citricola'' prefers to build its webs on firm substrates rather than non-firm substrates. Webs built on firmer substrates tend to last for longer periods of time.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Brenes|first=Ruth Madrigal|date=August 2012|title=Substrate selection for web-building in ''Cyrtophora citricola'' (Araneae: Araneidae)|url=https://bioone.org/journals/the-journal-of-arachnology/volume-40/issue-2/Hi11-30.1/Substrate-selection-for-web-building-in-Cyrtophora-citricola-Araneae/10.1636/Hi11-30.1.full|journal=Journal of Arachnology|volume=40|issue=2|pages=249–251|doi=10.1636/Hi11-30.1 |s2cid=86047610}}</ref> The webs are strong enough to withstand environmental pressures, such as rain and wind.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|author=Lubin, Y. D.|year=1980|title=The predatory behavior of ''Cyrtophora'' (Araneae: Araneidae)|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3705189|journal=Journal of Arachnology|volume=8|issue=2|pages=159–185|jstor=3705189}}</ref> Unlike adhesive webs, which must be respun daily, non-adhesive webs are only repaired when damaged. Most of this damage occurs at the peripheries of colony webs where the costs to create orb-webs is high. The center of these colonies infrequently require repairs, saving the spider the constant investment of respinning the web.<ref name="Rysptra 1979" /> [[File:Cyrtophora.citricola.net.7626.jpg|thumb|''C. citricola'' web]] |
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[[File:Cyrtophora.citricola.web.detail.jpg|thumb|''C. citricola'' web detail]] |
[[File:Cyrtophora.citricola.web.detail.jpg|thumb|''C. citricola'' web detail]] |
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''C. citricola'' typically |
''C. citricola'' typically rests with all of its legs underneath its body when it is not watching over its egg sacs and uses various motions to detect prey and intrusions. The spider sits on the hub of the web. This positioning occurs during the night and day.<ref name=":2" /> ''C. citricola'' also participates in web jerking, an act of quickly pulling the radii with a front leg. Web jerking may occur in response to movement in the web and prey capturing. The behavior may allow the spider to accurately find objects in its web, assist in prey location, and transmit signals.<ref name=":2" /> In addition, the spider engages in web shaking, motions that cause sudden and rapid shaking of its webs. This shaking is created by a downward motion from the spiders' legs. ''C. citricola'' engages in web shaking to dislodge prey stuck in the upper barrier of the web. It may also shake off approaching kleptoparasites.<ref name=":2" /> |
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''C. citricola'' participates in web jerking, an act of quickly pulling the radii with a front leg. Web jerking may occur in response to movement in the web and prey capturing. The behavior may allow the spider to accurately find objects in its web, assist in prey location, and transmit signals.<ref name=":2" /> |
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The spider engages in web shaking, motions that cause sudden and rapid shaking of its webs. This shaking is created by a downward motion from the spiders' legs. ''C. citricola'' engages in web shaking to dislodge prey stuck in the upper barrier of the web. It may also shake off approaching kleptoparasites.<ref name=":2" /> |
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=== Prey === |
=== Prey === |
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''C. citricola'' captures its prey in the upper section of the web. The rate of prey per capita due to web deflection is relatively low and may cause spiders to aggregate together.<ref name="Rysptra 1979" /> Spiders who live in social aggregates are more efficient at capturing prey than solitary spiders.<ref name="Rysptra 1979" /><ref name=":0" /> |
''C. citricola'' captures its prey in the upper section of the web. The rate of prey per capita due to web deflection is relatively low and may cause spiders to aggregate together.<ref name="Rysptra 1979" /> Spiders who live in social aggregates are more efficient at capturing prey than solitary spiders.<ref name="Rysptra 1979" /><ref name=":0" /> |
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The process of |
The process of capturing prey includes multiple steps. The first step is either biting the prey or wrapping it in silk. The second step is pulling and cutting the prey out of the web. The third step involves transporting the prey to the hub of the web by either carrying it in its jaws or rewrapping it and carrying it in silk. In the fourth step, the spider feeds on the prey in the hub of the web.<ref name=":2" /> |
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''C. citricola'' has four attack sequences. In the first variation, the spider wraps its prey and bites it. After biting the prey, the spider removes the prey from the web, rewraps it, and transports it to the hub. The second sequence follows the steps of the first variation but skips the biting stage. The third variation starts with the spider biting its prey and wrapping its prey. Later, the prey is removed and rewrapped before being transported to the web hub. The fourth sequence involves spiders biting and pulling or cutting the prey. The prey is transported to the hub in the spider's jaws. Whether the prey is bitten, wrapped, or both is determined by the type of prey that is captured.<ref name=":2" /> |
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''C. citricola'' preys on [[ |
''C. citricola'' preys on [[moth]]s and flies. These insects are bitten and carried to the hub on silk. [[Orthoptera]]s are also captured and eaten by ''C. citricola'' using a variety of the above sequences. Other common prey include [[Dragonfly|dragonflies]], [[beetle]]s, and [[Pentatomidae|pentatomids]].<ref name=":2" /> |
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=== Reproduction === |
=== Reproduction === |
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''C. citricola'' is active from the middle of summer to the beginning of fall and adults mate between June and September.<ref name=":6" /> Adult male spiders look for females.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Cyrtophora citricola (Tent-web spider)|url=http://biodiversityexplorer.info/arachnids/spiders/araneidae/cyrtophora_citricola.htm|access-date=2020-10-20|website=biodiversityexplorer.info}}</ref> These spiders exhibit sexual cannibalism at high rates. Female spiders will often eat males after mating.<ref name=":8">{{Cite journal|last1=Yip|first1=Eric C.|last2=Berner-Aharon|first2=Na’ama|last3=Smith|first3=Deborah R.|last4=Lubin|first4=Yael|date=2016-06-01|title=Coy males and seductive females in the sexually cannibalistic colonial spider, ''Cyrtophora citricola'' |
''C. citricola'' is active from the middle of summer to the beginning of fall and adults mate between June and September.<ref name=":6" /> Adult male spiders look for females.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Cyrtophora citricola (Tent-web spider)|url=http://biodiversityexplorer.info/arachnids/spiders/araneidae/cyrtophora_citricola.htm|access-date=2020-10-20|website=biodiversityexplorer.info}}</ref> These spiders exhibit sexual cannibalism at high rates. Female spiders will often eat males after mating.<ref name=":8">{{Cite journal|last1=Yip|first1=Eric C.|last2=Berner-Aharon|first2=Na’ama|last3=Smith|first3=Deborah R.|last4=Lubin|first4=Yael|date=2016-06-01|title=Coy males and seductive females in the sexually cannibalistic colonial spider, ''Cyrtophora citricola'' |journal=PLOS ONE|language=en|volume=11|issue=6|pages=e0155433|bibcode=2016PLoSO..1155433Y|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0155433 |pmc=4889064|pmid=27249787|doi-access=free}}</ref> Females cannibalize males after most successful copulations, up to 100% of the time. Spider age and feeding state have no effect on whether the male will be cannibalized. This sexual cannibalism encourages males to be choosy when picking a female mate. Males prefer to mate younger, well-fed, and virgin females. Females are not as choosy in their male mates, but may prefer well-fed and older males. About 50% of females re-mate within ten days after their first copulation. Sexual cannibalism forces monogamy on the male spiders.<ref name=":8" /> |
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The female begins the mating process. Females traditionally approach the male until they are |
The female begins the mating process. Females traditionally approach the male until they are 1 cm from the male. At this point, the male advances quickly towards the female and tries to insert his pedipalp. If successful, copulation begins and lasts for a few seconds. This is the stage at which copulation most often fails.<ref name=":8" /> |
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Unlike other cannibalizing spiders, the male ''C. citricola'' does not somersault into the female's chelicerae. The female bends her [[cephalothorax]] and orients herself to attack the male's abdomen while the pedipalp is in the female. The male is eaten and the pedipalp is detached from the female.<ref name=":8" /> |
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=== Sociality === |
=== Sociality === |
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⚫ | [[File:Tropical Tentweb Spider - Cyrtophora citricola, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique (46238454602).jpg|thumb|''C. citricola'' in Gorongosa National Park<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/52450054@N04/46238454602 "Tropical Tentweb Spider - Cyrtophora citricola, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique"] by Judy Gallagher is licensed under [[creativecommons:by/2.0/|CC BY 2.0]] license. [[creativecommons:by/2.0/legalcode|Copyright]]</ref>|324x324px]] |
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⚫ | ''C. citricola'' may exhibit [[Aggregate behavior|aggregate]] social interactions with one another and live cooperatively in groups.<ref name=":4" /> This behavior is distinct amongst spiders, as most spiders are solitary.<ref name="Rysptra 1979">{{Cite journal|last=Rypstra|first=Ann L.|date=1979|title=Foraging flocks of spiders: a study of aggregate behavior in ''Cyrtophora citricola'' Forskål (Araneae; Araneidae) in West Africa|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4599237|journal=Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology|volume=5|issue=3|pages=291–300|doi=10.1007/BF00293677 |jstor=4599237 |s2cid=37651094}}</ref> ''C. citricola'' make their own individual webs, but these |
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⚫ | ''C. citricola'' may exhibit [[Aggregate behavior|aggregate]] social interactions with one another and live cooperatively in groups.<ref name=":4" /> This behavior is distinct amongst spiders, as most spiders are solitary.<ref name="Rysptra 1979">{{Cite journal|last=Rypstra|first=Ann L.|date=1979|title=Foraging flocks of spiders: a study of aggregate behavior in ''Cyrtophora citricola'' Forskål (Araneae; Araneidae) in West Africa|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4599237|journal=Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology|volume=5|issue=3|pages=291–300|doi=10.1007/BF00293677 |jstor=4599237 |bibcode=1979BEcoS...5..291R |s2cid=37651094}}</ref> ''C. citricola'' make their own individual webs, but these webs are interconnected. This large network of webs with neighboring spiders creates a massive web matrix. Given the large size and visibility of the colonial web, prey who are visually acute may avoid approaching the colony.<ref name="Rysptra 1979" /> If one member of a colonial group senses a nearby predator or prey, they perform a knee jerk on the web. This jerk often begins a chain reaction; up to 75% of nearby spiders may follow suit and jerk their webs as well.<ref name="Rysptra 1979" /> Within colonies, there are three zones where spiders may live: the outside, the intermediate, and the inside zones. Spiders living in the intermediate zone have the best rates of prey capture.<ref name=":4" /> Larger colonies have higher prey capture rates compared to smaller colonies and capture rates are higher for spiders at night compared to day.<ref name="Rysptra 1979" /> |
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⚫ | ''C. citricola'' generally coexist peacefully. They may exhibit aggressive behaviors if another spider tries to take their prey.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":8" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Lubin|first=YD|date=1974|title=Adaptative advantages and the evolution of colony formation in ''Cyrtophora''|journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society|volume=54|pages=321–339|doi=10.1111/j.1096-3642.1974.tb00806.x}}</ref> Colony living may have evolved because of the foraging benefits of group living for the spiders |
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⚫ | ''C. citricola'' generally coexist peacefully. They may exhibit aggressive behaviors if another spider tries to take their prey.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":8" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Lubin|first=YD|date=1974|title=Adaptative advantages and the evolution of colony formation in ''Cyrtophora''|journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society|volume=54|pages=321–339|doi=10.1111/j.1096-3642.1974.tb00806.x}}</ref> Colony living may have evolved because of the foraging benefits of group living for the spiders, although solitary living may be favored when prey is scarce. Conditional sociality is another evolutionary explanation for why group living evolved in this species.<ref name=":1" /> Possibilities for this development may be protection against parasites or predators and how colonial webs allow juveniles to easily create their first webs.<ref name=":4" /> |
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⚫ | Some ''C. citricola'' live |
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⚫ | Some ''C. citricola'' live individually with no colony, alone without other organisms. Solitary spiders have larger webs, produce more eggs, and have more kleptoparasites than colonies. There is no difference in female size and prey capture rates when comparing colonial and solitary spiders. There are two hypotheses for the limited physical differences between solitary and colonial spiders. The first hypothesis is that spiders can move back and forth between colonial and solitary living throughout their lives. The second hypothesis is that prey capture is similar in both colonial and solitary spiders, allowing for similar physical development. Both hypotheses may explain the many similarities between solitary and colonial spiders.<ref name=":4" /> |
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=== Territoriality === |
=== Territoriality === |
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''C. citricola'' exhibits territorial behavior over its orb-webs |
''C. citricola'' exhibits territorial behavior over its orb-webs, but tent webs are communal and no aggressive behavior was documented between spiders that travel across these webs. At night there are conflicts between orb-less spiders and orb-possessing spiders. These fights occur due to competition for better feeding locations. Larger spiders typically win in fights over smaller spiders.<ref name=":1" /> Invading spiders may come from the colony's periphery, where costs to build webs are often high due to continuous repair and diminished prey capture. Peripheral webs often experience damage from weather and predators whereas central webs remain undisturbed.<ref name="Rysptra 1979" /> Conflict arises when an orb-less intruder approaches and vibrates the web. This action is a sign of attack and solicits the same response from the defending spider. The vibrations between the attacker and the defender continue for a few minutes; however, the invader rarely captures the web and instead it retreats.<ref name="Rysptra 1979" /> |
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=== Parental care === |
=== Parental care === |
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The egg sacs of ''C. citricola'' have a diameter ranging from {{Convert|12-20|mm|in}}. These egg sacs are laid in chains of up to 10 sacs in a row on the webs. The eggs are colored bluish- |
The egg sacs of ''C. citricola'' have a diameter ranging from {{Convert|12-20|mm|in}}. These egg sacs are laid in chains of up to 10 sacs in a row on the webs. The eggs are colored bluish-green. Each egg sac contains between 100 and 200 eggs and the eggs are shaped as flat ellipticals.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":8" /> The number of eggs produced depends on various environmental factors, including food availability. Solitary females can produce up to 20% more eggs than females living in colonies.<ref name=":4" /> The reduction of eggs in colonies may be due to better parasite protection and reduced predation.<ref name=":8" /> Females with egg sacs will typically rest directly underneath the egg sac in order to guard them.<ref name=":2" /> |
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⚫ | Juveniles usually disperse or build their own webs off the maternal webs after four days.<ref name=":14">{{Cite journal|last1=Yip|first1=Eric C.|last2=Rao|first2=Dinesh|last3=Smith|first3=Deborah R.|last4=Lubin|first4=Yael|date=2019|title=Interacting maternal and spatial cues influence natal – dispersal out of social groups|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/oik.06531|journal=Oikos|language=en|volume=128|issue=12|pages=1793–1804|doi=10.1111/oik.06531 }}</ref> Juveniles in larger webs are less likely to leave their mother's web. Mothers feed offspring, but when prey is scarce there is increased sibling aggression. These resource-poor conditions increase the likelihood of early dispersal from the maternal web.<ref name=":14" /> |
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⚫ | ''C. citricola'' prefers to select nest sites and create webs in the forks between branches and leaves.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Mishra|first1=Abhinav|last2=Rastogi|first2=Neelkamal|date=2020-09-01|title=Unraveling the roles of solitary and social web-making spiders in perennial ecosystems: influence on pests and beneficials |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s40011-019-01126-5|journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences|language=en|volume=90|issue=3|pages=567–576|doi=10.1007/s40011-019-01126-5 |s2cid=199369382}}</ref> |
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⚫ | ''Cyrtophora citricola'' is found in [[Asia]], [[Africa]], [[Australia]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Hispaniola]], [[Colombia]], and Southern [[Europe]].<ref name=":4" /> |
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⚫ | ''C. citricola'' can be found globally unlike its close relatives that are concentrated in specific parts of the world. ''C. citricola's'' global presence may be a problem as seen in the Americas.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Sewlal|first1=Jo-Anne Nina|last2=Starr|first2=Christopher K.|date=2011-05-23|title=Preliminary Survey of the Spider Fauna of Great Inagua, Bahamas, W.I.|url=http://journals.sfu.ca/cob/index.php/files/article/view/137|journal=The International Journal of Bahamian Studies|volume=17|issue=2|pages=3|doi=10.15362/ijbs.v17i2.137 }}</ref> The spider is becoming common in agricultural and urban spaces. It is damaging farm operations. Currently, there are active efforts to remove the spider as its web is known to damage flora.<ref name=":7">{{Cite journal|last=Levi|first=Herbert Walter|date=1997|title=The American orb weavers of the genera ''Mecynogea'', ''Manogea'', ''Kapogea'' and ''Cyrtophora'' (Araneae: Araneidae) |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4272267#page/238/mode/1up|journal=Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College|volume=155|pages=215–255|via=biodiversitylibrary}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Juveniles usually disperse or build their own webs off the maternal webs after four days.<ref name=":14">{{Cite journal|last1=Yip|first1=Eric C.|last2=Rao|first2=Dinesh|last3=Smith|first3=Deborah R.|last4=Lubin|first4=Yael|date=2019|title=Interacting maternal and spatial cues influence natal – dispersal out of social groups|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/oik.06531|journal=Oikos|language=en|volume=128|issue=12|pages=1793–1804|doi=10.1111/oik.06531 |bibcode=2019Oikos.128.1793Y |s2cid=201206535}}</ref> Juveniles in larger webs are less likely to leave their mother's web. Mothers feed offspring, but when prey is scarce there is increased sibling aggression. These resource-poor conditions increase the likelihood of early dispersal from the maternal web.<ref name=":14" /> |
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⚫ | ''C. citricola'' exhibits thermoregulative behaviors. This trait is common in web-building spiders, including ''[[Trichonephila clavipes|Nephila clavipes]]'', ''[[Nephila maculata|N. maculata]]'', and ''[[Frontinella communis]].'' During the hottest portions of the day, the spider will position themselves so that as little surface area of their body is shown to the sun as possible. |
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⚫ | ''C. citricola'' prefers to select nest sites and create webs in the forks between branches and leaves.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Mishra|first1=Abhinav|last2=Rastogi|first2=Neelkamal|date=2020-09-01|title=Unraveling the roles of solitary and social web-making spiders in perennial ecosystems: influence on pests and beneficials |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s40011-019-01126-5|journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences|language=en|volume=90|issue=3|pages=567–576|doi=10.1007/s40011-019-01126-5 |bibcode=2020PINSB..90..567M |s2cid=199369382}}</ref> |
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⚫ | [[File:Tropical Tentweb Spider - Cyrtophora citricola, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique (46238454602).jpg|thumb|''C. citricola'' in Gorongosa National Park<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/52450054@N04/46238454602 "Tropical Tentweb Spider - Cyrtophora citricola, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique"] by Judy Gallagher is licensed under [[creativecommons:by/2.0/|CC BY 2.0]] license. [[creativecommons:by/2.0/legalcode|Copyright]]</ref> |
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== Predators and parasitoids == |
== Predators and parasitoids == |
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''[[Argyrodes argyrodes]],'' another species of spider, may steal ''Cyrtophora citricola's'' prey and eggs.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":0" |
''[[Argyrodes argyrodes]],'' another species of spider, may steal ''Cyrtophora citricola's'' prey and eggs.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":0" /> In addition, ''[[Holocnemus pluchei]],'' also known as daddy long-legs, has been found to build their webs off of ''C. citricola's'' webs. ''H. pluchei'' exhibit aggressive behavior towards ''C. citricola and'' are observed eating ''C. citricola'' juveniles''.<ref name=":4" />'' ''C. citricola'' will drop to the ground if attacked, in an attempt to camouflage.<ref name=":3" /> ''C. citricola'' may also pull all of its legs inwards towards its abdomen.<ref name=":2" /> |
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''A. gibbosus'' often acts as a [[Kleptoparasitism|kleptoparasite]] to ''C. citricola,'' stealing prey that the ''C. citricola'' caught.<ref name=":4" /> ''A. gibbosus'' is known to switch strategies depending on where the host is located. Prey is stolen when the host is in the hub of the web. ''A. gibbosus'' |
''A. gibbosus'' often acts as a [[Kleptoparasitism|kleptoparasite]] to ''C. citricola,'' stealing prey that the ''C. citricola'' caught.<ref name=":4" /> ''A. gibbosus'' is known to switch strategies depending on where the host is located. Prey is stolen when the host is in the hub of the web. ''A. gibbosus'' has been observed waiting for ''C. citricola'' to go foraging before consuming their eggs.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Pasquet|first1=Alain|last2=Leborgne|first2=Raymond|last3=Cantarella|first3=Theresa|date=2010-04-26|title=Opportunistic egg feeding in the lleptoparasitic spider ''Argyrodes gibbosus''|url=http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/j.1439-0310.1997.tb00015.x|journal=Ethology|language=en|volume=103|issue=2|pages=160–170|doi=10.1111/j.1439-0310.1997.tb00015.x}}</ref> |
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''Pediobius pyrgo'' is a type of wasp that lays its eggs in ''C. citricola'' egg sacs. The wasp is present in the Iberian Peninsula and in the Canary Islands.<ref name=":9">{{Cite journal|last1=Chuang|first1=Angela|last2=Gates|first2=Michael W.|last3=Grinsted|first3=Lena|last4=Askew|first4=Richard|last5=Leppanen|first5=Christy|date=2019-09-02|title=Two hymenopteran egg sac associates of the tent-web orbweaving spider, ''Cyrtophora citricola'' (Forskål, 1775) (Araneae, Araneidae)|url=https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/36656/|journal=ZooKeys| |
''Pediobius pyrgo'' is a type of wasp that lays its eggs in ''C. citricola'' egg sacs. The wasp is present in the Iberian Peninsula and in the Canary Islands.<ref name=":9">{{Cite journal|last1=Chuang|first1=Angela|last2=Gates|first2=Michael W.|last3=Grinsted|first3=Lena|last4=Askew|first4=Richard|last5=Leppanen|first5=Christy|date=2019-09-02|title=Two hymenopteran egg sac associates of the tent-web orbweaving spider, ''Cyrtophora citricola'' (Forskål, 1775) (Araneae, Araneidae)|url=https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/36656/|journal=ZooKeys|issue=874|pages=1–18|doi=10.3897/zookeys.874.36656 |pmc=6733805|pmid=31537957|doi-access=free|bibcode=2019ZooK..874....1C }}</ref> ''Philolema palanichamyi'' is another type of wasp that lays its eggs in ''C. citricola'' egg sacs. The wasp affects these spiders primarily in the Canary Islands and can parasitize around 40% of egg sacs. Wasp larvae feed on the spider's eggs and each larva will devour significant portions of the egg sacs; incubation lasts approximately seven weeks. Wasp larvae often cause a large portion of parasitized spider egg-sacs to die. Parasitization decreases emerging spiderling populations by approximately 60%.<ref name=":9" /> |
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=== Protective coloration and behavior === |
=== Protective coloration and behavior === |
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== Agricultural impact == |
== Agricultural impact == |
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[[Ornamental plant|Ornamental trees]], fruit trees, and various flowering plants in the genus ''[[Eugenia]]'' including ''E. coronata,'' have high concentrations of ''Cyrtophora citricola.'' These plants and trees may experience incomplete death when ''C. citricola's'' webs span over their leaves.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":0" /> This may be due to the thickness of the webs that can restrict airflow to the leaves. As a result, some authorities have opted to use high-pressure water sprayers and chemical controls to exterminate colonies.<ref |
[[Ornamental plant|Ornamental trees]], fruit trees, and various flowering plants in the genus ''[[Eugenia]]'' including ''E. coronata,'' have high concentrations of ''Cyrtophora citricola.'' These plants and trees may experience incomplete death when ''C. citricola's'' webs span over their leaves.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":0" /> This may be due to the thickness of the webs that can restrict airflow to the leaves. As a result, some authorities have opted to use high-pressure water sprayers and chemical controls to exterminate colonies.<ref name=":0" /> |
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''C. citricola'' is problematic for many agricultural operations in South |
''C. citricola'' is problematic for many agricultural operations in South America, including coffee and citrus plantations. It is listed as an important agricultural pest in the Dominican Republic due to its devastating impact on citrus trees.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Serra|first1=C.A.|last2=Jorge|first2=P.E.|last3=Abud-Antun|first3=A.J.|last4=Alvarez|first4=P.|last5=Perguero|first5=B. |date=2003|title=Invasive alien species in the Dominican Republic: their impact and strategies to manage introduced pests|url=https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/256720|journal=Proceedings of the Caribbean Food Crops Society|language=en|volume=39|pages=102–118|doi=10.22004/AG.ECON.256720}}</ref> Additionally, it is increasingly common in the Southern states of North America. In Florida, the spider has become a common backyard nuisance.<ref name=":9" /> |
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==References== |
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* {{aut|Álvares, É.S.S. & De Maria, M.}} (2004). First record of ''Cyrtophora citricola'' (Forskål) in Brazil (Araneae, Araneidae). ''Revista Brasileira de Zoologia'' 21(1):155-156 [http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rbzool/v21n1/19726.pdf PDF] {{ |
* {{aut|Álvares, É.S.S. & De Maria, M.}} (2004). First record of ''Cyrtophora citricola'' (Forskål) in Brazil (Araneae, Araneidae). ''Revista Brasileira de Zoologia'' 21(1):155-156 [http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rbzool/v21n1/19726.pdf PDF] {{doi|10.1590/S0101-81752004000100026}} |
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* {{aut|Edwards, G.B.}} (2012): ''Cyrtophora citricola'' (Araneae: Araneidae), a Colonial Tentweb Orbweaver Established in Florida. ''DPI Entomology Circular'' '''411''':. [https://web.archive.org/web/20101203092224/http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/pi/enpp/ento/entcirc/ent411.pdf PDF] |
* {{aut|Edwards, G.B.}} (2012): ''Cyrtophora citricola'' (Araneae: Araneidae), a Colonial Tentweb Orbweaver Established in Florida. ''DPI Entomology Circular'' '''411''':. [https://web.archive.org/web/20101203092224/http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/pi/enpp/ento/entcirc/ent411.pdf PDF] |
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* {{aut|Platnick, Norman I.}} (2009): [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html The world spider catalog], version 10.0. ''American Museum of Natural History''. |
* {{aut|Platnick, Norman I.}} (2009): [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html The world spider catalog], version 10.0. ''American Museum of Natural History''. |
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==External links== |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090411162719/http://www.nicksspiders.com/nicksspiders/cyrtophoracitricola.htm Pictures of ''C. citricola''] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090411162719/http://www.nicksspiders.com/nicksspiders/cyrtophoracitricola.htm Pictures of ''C. citricola''] |
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* [http://naturdata.com/Cyrtophora-citricola-13028.htm Pictures and information on ''C. citricola'' from Portugal] |
* [http://naturdata.com/Cyrtophora-citricola-13028.htm Pictures and information on ''C. citricola'' from Portugal] |
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*[http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/MISC/SPIDERS/Cyrtophora_citricola.htm ''Cyrtophora citricola''] on the [[UF]] / [[Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences|IFAS]] Featured Creatures website. |
* [http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/MISC/SPIDERS/Cyrtophora_citricola.htm ''Cyrtophora citricola''] on the [[University of Florida|UF]] / [[Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences|IFAS]] Featured Creatures website. |
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Cyrtophora citricola | |
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C. citricola from Portugal | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Araneidae |
Genus: | Cyrtophora |
Species: | C. citricola
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Binomial name | |
Cyrtophora citricola (Forskål, 1775)
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Synonyms | |
Aranea citricola |
Cyrtophora citricola, also known as the tropical tent-web spider, is an orb-weaver spider in the family Araneidae. It is found in Asia, Africa, Australia, Costa Rica, Hispaniola, Colombia, and Southern Europe and in 2000, it was discovered in Florida. C. citricola differs from many of its close relatives due its ability to live in a wide variety of environments. In North America and South America, the spider has caused extensive damage to agricultural operations.
C. citricola is in the orb web spider family, but its orb webs are considered atypical. They have a thick silk strand barrier above the orb and a thinner barrier below the orb. This gives the webs a horizontal mesh-like appearance. The spider has developed distinct and specific prey-capturing techniques using its unconventional webs. The prey flies into the upper mesh layer of the web and is deflected into the orb web. The spider then collects and stores the prey in its web. The difference in C. citricola's web silk stems from physiological variations in its spinning apparatuses, as compared to other closely related species. Its webs are non-adhesive and do not require daily respinning.
This spider is one of the few species to exhibit a variable level of sociality. C. citricola can be seen in colonies, which may have arisen due to reduced predation. Within these colonies, each spider has its own web that is linked to other spiders through communal webbing. The spider webs are often built in large matrices next to one another and can span entire trees. The spider usually peacefully coexists with other spiders in the colony. However, at times the spider may have to ward off other spiders in the colony that may try and claim its web.[1]
C. citricola is nocturnal, only performing necessary tasks during the day. During the day, it remains idle and tries to stay out of sight from predators. Most of its foraging and prey capture happen at night.[2]
C. citricola's color and size can vary greatly. Many spiders sport a black and white pattern while others are brown. Males often appear black. Male and female spiders have a sexual dimorphism. The body length in females normally reaches 10 millimetres (0.39 in), while males are only 3 millimetres (0.12 in) long.
Taxonomy
[edit]Peter Forsskal discovered Cyrtophora citricola in the Arabian Peninsula during his Yemen expedition, sometime between 1761 and 1763.[3] He first saw the spiders in citrus trees and described their horizontal webs as nets. The spider's common name, "tropical tent-web", derives from these observations.[4] Upon Forsskal's death of malaria in 1763, his manuscripts, which included details of the spider, were collected and sent from Yemen back to Denmark by his friend Carsten Niebuhr.[3] These records were published in 1775 as Descriptiones animalium, avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; the spider appeared under the name Aranea citricola.[4] C. citricola was classified in the Araneidae family because it creates orb-webs.[1] Between 1776 and 1864, the spider was classified under the genus Epeira, a synonym for Aranea, more commonly known as Araneus. The spider was moved from the genus Aranea to the genus Cyrtophora by Eugene Simon in 1864 – a decision made because its webs were so different from those constructed by other spiders in the genus Aranea.[5] C. citricola webs are horizontal and tent-shaped, similar to those of other spiders in the genus Cyrtophora. Like other members of Cyrtophora, C. citricola's 2nd, 3rd, and 4th pairs of legs have a shorter combined patella and tibia length than the femurs on the same legs. Additionally, it shares the same eye pattern where the posterior eye row is recurved: a typical genus-defining trait. C. citricola has broader cephalic structures than other orb-web spiders in the genus Manogea.[6]
Phylogeny
[edit]Cyrtophora citricola falls into the family Araneidae because of three characteristics. The male's palpal faces the mesial, or midline of the body. The male spider's palpal has an exoskeleton on their bulbous known as a radix, and the spider has a thin reflective layer of tissue in the posterior set of its eyes called the tapetum.[7] C. citricola differs from "derived araneoids", which are a part of the superfamily Araneoidea, such as Theridion and Linyphiidae, because it lacks smaller aciniform spigots in their median spinnerets. These spigots each individually produce a strand of aciniform silk, the strongest type of spider silk.[8] C. citricola is a part of the argiopoid clade because there is a sexual dimorphism between males and females. Female are larger than males. The sexual dimorphism present in C. citricola separates them from members of the Araneinae subfamily including Nuctenea, Cyclosa, and Mangora.[7] C. citricola is a part of the Cyrtophorinae subfamily and shares the sexual dimorphism trait with the Argiopinae, Gasteracanthinae, and Micratheninae subfamilies. Within the argiopoid clade, C. citricola is a member of the argiopine clade because the upper section of its exoskeleton is hairy.[7] This trait distinguishes C. citricola from the Gasteracanthinae and Micratheninae subfamilies. Within the argiopine clade, C. citricola is a member of the Cyrtophorinae family, which includes the genera Cyrtophora and Manogea. Cyrtophorinae's subfamily defining features are its embolus, the palpal bulb's open duct, running in a counterclockwise direction, and its non-adhesive orb-webs.[7]
Description
[edit]Cyrtophora citricola occurs in various colors and may have different colored spots on the abdomen. The spider is sexually dimorphic. Females may reach 10 millimetres (0.39 in) long and are larger than their male counterparts who are usually 3 millimetres (0.12 in) long. C. citricola's legs are different lengths with legs I and II being the longest.[6] In Florida, male spiders are black, while females can change the color of their abdomens to match their surroundings and can camouflage in their webs. The females have white trichobothria. In Turkey, they usually appear brown with grey hair. C. citricola has a distinctive horizontal bifurcation at the posterior abdomen.[9][10] C. citricola is different from its other relatives because it has two pairs of dorsal tubercles and a pair of posterior tubercles.[6] C. citricola typically has seven denticles. The opisthosoma has two dorsal pairs of protuberances and two posterior lobes.[11] C. citricola has two rows of eyes. The largest eyes are the two median eyes in the anterior row.[12] In some places, C. citricola may be confused with Mecynogea lemniscata.[13]
Habitat and distribution
[edit]Cyrtophora citricola is found in Asia, Africa, Australia, Costa Rica, Hispaniola, Colombia, and Southern Europe.[2] The species is unable to survive in temperatures below -1 °C (30.2 °F).[10] C. citricola was also discovered in Florida in 2000 and it makes its webs on canal bridges from the east end of Everglades National Park to the east coast. The spider lives in a wide range of environments, but it is most prevalent in olive orchards and undergrowth.[6] C. citricola is also found in tropical agricultural operations.[2]
C. citricola can be found globally, unlike its close relatives that are concentrated in specific parts of the world. C. citricola's global presence may be a problem as seen in the Americas.[14] The spider is becoming common in agricultural and urban spaces. It is damaging farm operations. Currently, there are active efforts to remove the spider as its web is known to damage flora.[9]
C. citricola exhibits thermoregulative behaviors. This trait is common in web-building spiders, including Nephila clavipes, N. maculata, and Frontinella communis. During the hottest portions of the day, the spider will position themselves so that as little surface area of their body is shown to the sun as possible.
Behavior
[edit]Web
[edit]Cyrtophora citricola builds tent-webs that have a horizontal orb web and a network of webs above it resembling a tent.[1] These webs can be built alone or as part of a colony. The spiders exhibit advantages living in colonies, but there is no selection towards either solitary or colonial living.[15] Within colonies, the horizontal orb webs are solitary and maintained by individuals.[2] Other Araneidae species have a triad complex on their posterior spinnerets which produce a gluey thread material for the webs from the piriform glands. C. citricola lacks a triad complex and is unable to make gluey thread web material so it creates a distinct non-sticky, mesh-like web.[16]
C. citricola creates a thick silk strand barrier above the orb and a thinner barrier below the orb. The silk above the web is used to deflect insects onto the orb web below.[1] The webs above and below the horizontal orb webs are communal and maintained by the colony.[2] The horizontal orb web and silk are not sticky.[1][10] The orb webs appear as a fine mesh curtaining, made of radii and a non-adhesive structural spiral. This structure is different than the typical Araneidae family webs, as they lack a viscid spiral. These webs are durable, and may have evolved to be created outside of citrus trees. The webs may be large enough to span entire trees and are found on a variety of tree species.[9][10] C. citricola prefers to build its webs on firm substrates rather than non-firm substrates. Webs built on firmer substrates tend to last for longer periods of time.[17] The webs are strong enough to withstand environmental pressures, such as rain and wind.[18] Unlike adhesive webs, which must be respun daily, non-adhesive webs are only repaired when damaged. Most of this damage occurs at the peripheries of colony webs where the costs to create orb-webs is high. The center of these colonies infrequently require repairs, saving the spider the constant investment of respinning the web.[1]
C. citricola typically rests with all of its legs underneath its body when it is not watching over its egg sacs and uses various motions to detect prey and intrusions. The spider sits on the hub of the web. This positioning occurs during the night and day.[18] C. citricola also participates in web jerking, an act of quickly pulling the radii with a front leg. Web jerking may occur in response to movement in the web and prey capturing. The behavior may allow the spider to accurately find objects in its web, assist in prey location, and transmit signals.[18] In addition, the spider engages in web shaking, motions that cause sudden and rapid shaking of its webs. This shaking is created by a downward motion from the spiders' legs. C. citricola engages in web shaking to dislodge prey stuck in the upper barrier of the web. It may also shake off approaching kleptoparasites.[18]
Prey
[edit]C. citricola captures its prey in the upper section of the web. The rate of prey per capita due to web deflection is relatively low and may cause spiders to aggregate together.[1] Spiders who live in social aggregates are more efficient at capturing prey than solitary spiders.[1][10]
The process of capturing prey includes multiple steps. The first step is either biting the prey or wrapping it in silk. The second step is pulling and cutting the prey out of the web. The third step involves transporting the prey to the hub of the web by either carrying it in its jaws or rewrapping it and carrying it in silk. In the fourth step, the spider feeds on the prey in the hub of the web.[18]
C. citricola has four attack sequences. In the first variation, the spider wraps its prey and bites it. After biting the prey, the spider removes the prey from the web, rewraps it, and transports it to the hub. The second sequence follows the steps of the first variation but skips the biting stage. The third variation starts with the spider biting its prey and wrapping its prey. Later, the prey is removed and rewrapped before being transported to the web hub. The fourth sequence involves spiders biting and pulling or cutting the prey. The prey is transported to the hub in the spider's jaws. Whether the prey is bitten, wrapped, or both is determined by the type of prey that is captured.[18]
C. citricola preys on moths and flies. These insects are bitten and carried to the hub on silk. Orthopteras are also captured and eaten by C. citricola using a variety of the above sequences. Other common prey include dragonflies, beetles, and pentatomids.[18]
Reproduction
[edit]C. citricola is active from the middle of summer to the beginning of fall and adults mate between June and September.[6] Adult male spiders look for females.[19] These spiders exhibit sexual cannibalism at high rates. Female spiders will often eat males after mating.[20] Females cannibalize males after most successful copulations, up to 100% of the time. Spider age and feeding state have no effect on whether the male will be cannibalized. This sexual cannibalism encourages males to be choosy when picking a female mate. Males prefer to mate younger, well-fed, and virgin females. Females are not as choosy in their male mates, but may prefer well-fed and older males. About 50% of females re-mate within ten days after their first copulation. Sexual cannibalism forces monogamy on the male spiders.[20]
The female begins the mating process. Females traditionally approach the male until they are 1 cm from the male. At this point, the male advances quickly towards the female and tries to insert his pedipalp. If successful, copulation begins and lasts for a few seconds. This is the stage at which copulation most often fails.[20]
Unlike other cannibalizing spiders, the male C. citricola does not somersault into the female's chelicerae. The female bends her cephalothorax and orients herself to attack the male's abdomen while the pedipalp is in the female. The male is eaten and the pedipalp is detached from the female.[20]
Sociality
[edit]C. citricola may exhibit aggregate social interactions with one another and live cooperatively in groups.[2] This behavior is distinct amongst spiders, as most spiders are solitary.[1] C. citricola make their own individual webs, but these webs are interconnected. This large network of webs with neighboring spiders creates a massive web matrix. Given the large size and visibility of the colonial web, prey who are visually acute may avoid approaching the colony.[1] If one member of a colonial group senses a nearby predator or prey, they perform a knee jerk on the web. This jerk often begins a chain reaction; up to 75% of nearby spiders may follow suit and jerk their webs as well.[1] Within colonies, there are three zones where spiders may live: the outside, the intermediate, and the inside zones. Spiders living in the intermediate zone have the best rates of prey capture.[2] Larger colonies have higher prey capture rates compared to smaller colonies and capture rates are higher for spiders at night compared to day.[1]
C. citricola generally coexist peacefully. They may exhibit aggressive behaviors if another spider tries to take their prey.[10][20][22] Colony living may have evolved because of the foraging benefits of group living for the spiders, although solitary living may be favored when prey is scarce. Conditional sociality is another evolutionary explanation for why group living evolved in this species.[15] Possibilities for this development may be protection against parasites or predators and how colonial webs allow juveniles to easily create their first webs.[2]
Some C. citricola live individually with no colony, alone without other organisms. Solitary spiders have larger webs, produce more eggs, and have more kleptoparasites than colonies. There is no difference in female size and prey capture rates when comparing colonial and solitary spiders. There are two hypotheses for the limited physical differences between solitary and colonial spiders. The first hypothesis is that spiders can move back and forth between colonial and solitary living throughout their lives. The second hypothesis is that prey capture is similar in both colonial and solitary spiders, allowing for similar physical development. Both hypotheses may explain the many similarities between solitary and colonial spiders.[2]
Territoriality
[edit]C. citricola exhibits territorial behavior over its orb-webs, but tent webs are communal and no aggressive behavior was documented between spiders that travel across these webs. At night there are conflicts between orb-less spiders and orb-possessing spiders. These fights occur due to competition for better feeding locations. Larger spiders typically win in fights over smaller spiders.[15] Invading spiders may come from the colony's periphery, where costs to build webs are often high due to continuous repair and diminished prey capture. Peripheral webs often experience damage from weather and predators whereas central webs remain undisturbed.[1] Conflict arises when an orb-less intruder approaches and vibrates the web. This action is a sign of attack and solicits the same response from the defending spider. The vibrations between the attacker and the defender continue for a few minutes; however, the invader rarely captures the web and instead it retreats.[1]
Parental care
[edit]The egg sacs of C. citricola have a diameter ranging from 12–20 millimetres (0.47–0.79 in). These egg sacs are laid in chains of up to 10 sacs in a row on the webs. The eggs are colored bluish-green. Each egg sac contains between 100 and 200 eggs and the eggs are shaped as flat ellipticals.[10][20] The number of eggs produced depends on various environmental factors, including food availability. Solitary females can produce up to 20% more eggs than females living in colonies.[2] The reduction of eggs in colonies may be due to better parasite protection and reduced predation.[20] Females with egg sacs will typically rest directly underneath the egg sac in order to guard them.[18]
Juveniles usually disperse or build their own webs off the maternal webs after four days.[23] Juveniles in larger webs are less likely to leave their mother's web. Mothers feed offspring, but when prey is scarce there is increased sibling aggression. These resource-poor conditions increase the likelihood of early dispersal from the maternal web.[23]
C. citricola prefers to select nest sites and create webs in the forks between branches and leaves.[24]
Predators and parasitoids
[edit]Argyrodes argyrodes, another species of spider, may steal Cyrtophora citricola's prey and eggs.[2][10] In addition, Holocnemus pluchei, also known as daddy long-legs, has been found to build their webs off of C. citricola's webs. H. pluchei exhibit aggressive behavior towards C. citricola and are observed eating C. citricola juveniles.[2] C. citricola will drop to the ground if attacked, in an attempt to camouflage.[19] C. citricola may also pull all of its legs inwards towards its abdomen.[18]
A. gibbosus often acts as a kleptoparasite to C. citricola, stealing prey that the C. citricola caught.[2] A. gibbosus is known to switch strategies depending on where the host is located. Prey is stolen when the host is in the hub of the web. A. gibbosus has been observed waiting for C. citricola to go foraging before consuming their eggs.[25]
Pediobius pyrgo is a type of wasp that lays its eggs in C. citricola egg sacs. The wasp is present in the Iberian Peninsula and in the Canary Islands.[26] Philolema palanichamyi is another type of wasp that lays its eggs in C. citricola egg sacs. The wasp affects these spiders primarily in the Canary Islands and can parasitize around 40% of egg sacs. Wasp larvae feed on the spider's eggs and each larva will devour significant portions of the egg sacs; incubation lasts approximately seven weeks. Wasp larvae often cause a large portion of parasitized spider egg-sacs to die. Parasitization decreases emerging spiderling populations by approximately 60%.[26]
Protective coloration and behavior
[edit]Cyrtophora citricola can change its abdomen's color to blend in with the environment.[1] The coloring of the female Floridian spiders allows them to appear as brown, dead leaves when sitting in their webs, preventing potential predators from spotting them.[9][10]
Agricultural impact
[edit]Ornamental trees, fruit trees, and various flowering plants in the genus Eugenia including E. coronata, have high concentrations of Cyrtophora citricola. These plants and trees may experience incomplete death when C. citricola's webs span over their leaves.[9][10] This may be due to the thickness of the webs that can restrict airflow to the leaves. As a result, some authorities have opted to use high-pressure water sprayers and chemical controls to exterminate colonies.[10]
C. citricola is problematic for many agricultural operations in South America, including coffee and citrus plantations. It is listed as an important agricultural pest in the Dominican Republic due to its devastating impact on citrus trees.[27] Additionally, it is increasingly common in the Southern states of North America. In Florida, the spider has become a common backyard nuisance.[26]
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External links
[edit]- Pictures of C. citricola
- Pictures and information on C. citricola from Portugal
- Cyrtophora citricola on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures website.