Journal of Insect Behavior

, Volume 4, Issue 3, pp 401–407 | Cite as

Reduced predation on the antlike jumping spiderSynageles occidentalis (Araneae: Salticidae)

  • Bruce Cutler
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Key words

predation ant mimicry Synageles occidentalis ants antlike spiders Phidippus Tibellus 

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Bruce Cutler
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  1. 1.Electron Microscopy Laboratory and Department of Entomology, Haworth HallUniversity of KansasLawrence

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