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Argyrodes elevatus
Found on a dead Argiopes aurantia in our succulent garden in front of our greenhouse.
The Genus Argyrodes is known to be kleptoparasitic. Stealing the prey of other spiders. Is also known to be arachnophagus. Preying on other spiders. I believe the Dewdrop spider killed the old and vulnerable Signature spider. Shaking their web has been observed as a way spiders try to chase away Argyrodes spiders. I think this is what was happening in a previous spotting of this Argiope aurantia. See the link for more information on these behaviors.
Spotted on Sep 9, 2023
Submitted on Sep 15, 2023
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