Chemical Mimicry: Bolas Spiders Emit Components of Moth Prey Species Sex Pheromones
- 22 May 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 236 (4804) , 964-967
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.236.4804.964
Abstract
Field studies have indicated that bolas spiders attract male moth prey, apparently by mimicking the odor of female moth sex pheromones. Three moth sex pheromone compounds, ( Z )-9-tetradecenyl acetate, ( Z )-9-tetradecenal, and ( Z )-11-hexadecenal, were identified in volatile substances emitted by hunting adult female Mastophora cornigera spiders. These compounds are components of pheromone blends that attract some of this spider's moth prey species.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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