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 corngera spiders. These compounds are components of pheromone blends that attract some of this spider's moth prey species.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 964-967 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Science |
| Volume | 236 |
| Issue number | 4804 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1987 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
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