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Title:		Aggressive chemical mimicry by a bolas spider
Author(s):		Eberhard WG;
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Journal Title:		Science
Year:		1977
Volume:		198
Issue:		4322
Page Number:		1173 - 1175
DOI:		10.1126/science.198.4322.1173
ISSN/ISBN:		0036-8075 (Print) 0036-8075 (Linking)
Abstract:		Mature female Mastophora sp. spiders attract prey with a volatile substance which apparently mimics the female sex attractant pheromone of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera). The rate of prey capture is similar to that of a conventional orb weaver of comparable body size
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEEberhard, W G eng 1977/12/16 Science. 1977 Dec 16; 198(4322):1173-5. doi: 10.1126/science.198.4322.1173"