Harvestmen as commensals of crab spiders

Authors
Morse, DH
Citation
Dh. Morse, Harvestmen as commensals of crab spiders, J ARACHNOL, 29(2), 2001, pp. 273-275
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ARACHNOLOGY
ISSN journal
01618202 → ACNP
Volume
29
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
273 - 275
Database
ISI
SICI code
0161-8202(2001)29:2<273:HACOCS>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Harvestmen Phalangium opilio regularly feed upon the carcasses of bees and moths discarded by crab spiders Misumena vatia Clerck 1757 hunting on flowe rs. I report one observation of a harvestman unsuccessfully attempting to s ecure a bee still being fed on by a crab spider.