Behavioural responses and feeding preference of Aellurilus Logunovi Azarkina, 2004 (Araneae: Salticidae) to prey in a controlled environment

Forty adults of Aellurilus logunovi Azarkina, 2004 were randomly collected from scrub hills edges district Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan and observed in a controlled environment at Zoology Lab, Women University Swabi. The study aimed to describe predatory behaviour, i.e., foraging modes, how they establish responses prey the abiotic factors that influence their hunting environment. It is firstly reported generalist predator has mix feeding modes insectivores araneophagic or cannibalism with, utilizing by either squeezing partially engulfing. As handling time increases with an increased body mass decreases predators reduces prey. also first activity highly affected ambient temperature light, increase light mainly was more active below 40°C.