Foraging at the thermal limit: burrowing spiders ( Seothyra , Eresidae) in the Namib desert dunes
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...It constructs a vertical burrow that opens out at the sand surface into a wide dish containing the horizontal web covered with sand; a pair of pits on either side of the web gives the impression at the desert surface of the footprint of a small antelope (Lubin & Henschel 1990)....
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...300·mg FW) desert spider that continues to hunt at temperatures exceeding 65°C, well above its 49°C Ctmax (Lubin and Henschel, 1990)....
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...In spiders, high daytime ambient temperatures may restrict the time available for foraging on the surface, thereby influencing growth and reproductive output (Riechert and Tracy 1975)....
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...Arthropod activity is strongly limited by climatic conditions, especially temperature and humidity (Casey 1981 ; Crawford 1981; Willmer 1982)....
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...Arthropod activity is strongly limited by climatic conditions, especially temperature and humidity (Casey 1981 ; Crawford 1981; Willmer 1982)....
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