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. 1975 Dec;18(4):343-358.
doi: 10.1007/BF00345854.

The food consumption of a wolf spider, Geolycosa godeffroyi (Araneae: Lycosidae), in the Australian Capital Territory

W F Humphreys  1
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The food consumption of a wolf spider, Geolycosa godeffroyi (Araneae: Lycosidae), in the Australian Capital Territory

W F Humphreys. Oecologia. 1975 Dec.

Abstract

A method is described to measure the food consumption of a wolf spider, Geolycosa godeffroyi, in the field. The method is based on a calibration curve relating the food consumed in 14 days to the production of components of the excreta, mainly guanine, in the subsequent 7 days. The method was used to measure the food consumption of the spiders in the field over one year. Compared with many arthropods, G. godeffroyi feeds at a high rate but this is probably a reflection of its habit of behavioural thermoregulation.

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