Predatory Encounters between Orb-Weaver Spiders of Genus <I>Neoscona</I> Simon, 1864 (Araneae: Araneidae) and some Odonates: a Case Study from Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh, India

Sachin R. Patil; Kailash Chandra; Rita Bhandari; S. S. Talmale

doi:10.36808/if/2016/v142i11/105622

Predatory Encounters between Orb-Weaver Spiders of Genus Neoscona Simon, 1864 (Araneae: Araneidae) and some Odonates: a Case Study from Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh, India

Authors

Sachin R. Patil Zoological Survey of India, Central Zone Regional Centre, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh)
Kailash Chandra Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata
Rita Bhandari Government Autonomous Model Science College, Jabalpur
S. S. Talmale Zoological Survey of India, Central Zone Regional Centre, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2016/v142i11/105622

Keywords:

Predatory Encounters, Prey, Orb-Weaver Spider, Neoscona, Odonates, Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary.

Abstract

Prey and predator encounters are significant for studying predation behaviour of Orb-weaver spiders with reference to flying insects. Predatory encounters are studied between five species of Odonates (prey) and two species of Orb-weaver spiders (preadator) of Genus Neoscona belonging to family Araneidae based on four observations naturally occurred in the Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh, India during years 2012 and 2013 as different events. Factors involving behaviours of Orb-weaver spider and Odonate have influenced these predatory encounters.

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