The Webs of Newly Emerged Uloborus Diversus and of a Male Uloborus Sp. (araneae: Uloboridae)
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The web construction behavior of newly emerged Uloborus is more complex than heretofore supposed; large numbers of very fine non-radial threads are produced even though the spider moves only in radial directions on the web. This type of web may be universal in recently emerged Uloborus spiderlings, and a very similar web is made by mature males of at least one Uloborus species.
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