Don't mess with mama spider: Parental care helps invasive spiders thwart their parasites

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May 7, 2025, 2:28 pm180 ptsTrendingTop
Parental care might help invasive brown widow spiders spread. Valeria Arabesky and colleagues at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev found that invasive brown widow spiders effectively defend their egg sacs against wasp parasites. The spiders use multiple defense strategies, including guarding behaviors and…

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Don't mess with mama spider: Parental care helps invasive spiders thwart their parasites

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