Relationship of body measurements of neoscona theisi with web characteristics in field conditions
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2023-02-13
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UMT Lahore
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The goal of the current study was to determine and record the changes in the web's various parameters, including capture thread length (CTL), web height, and number of radii. Only the webs constructed by Neoscona theisi in field conditions were assessed in this study. Relationship of body measurements of N. theisi with web characteristics were studied in this research. According to data, spiders with high body weight and high body length build webs with greater capture thread lengths (CTL) and greater web height. But the body length showed weak or almost no correlation with number of radii. Carapace width also had effect on CTL. Increase in carapace width led to increase in CTL as well. Whereas Carapace width had negative correlation with number of radii. Web height was also influenced by carapace width. Increase in carapace width led to increase in web height as well. Also, the relationship between plant height and web height was also recorded. The data showed that there was positive correlation between pant height and web height. This study showed that web design variation in N. theisi was influenced by spider’s weight, body length and carapace width. This is helpful for determining their potential as biological control in agronomy.