#RecentAmericanArachnidResearch by Pamela Zobel-Thropp @gretabinford @Prof_Brewer et al
Sexually dimorphic #venom proteins in long-jawed orb-weaving #spiders (Tetragnatha) comprise novel gene families #openaccess
Venom may play role in sexual communication
https://t.co/nUdsEg8Iln
Orb-weaver spiders have sexually-dimorphic venoms which they might use for courtship, in which they lock their jaws together (!!) https://t.co/LvouWSZSoM
https://t.co/ebZCroN4lR https://t.co/Ru8Y7yVaA9
News to me: The venom of male and female spiders differs chemically in some species. This has been hypothesized for black widows, but it's been verified for a few long-jawed orbweavers since at least 2016. fyi @Cataranea. h/t @BritishSpiders https://t.co/HykWaFq4BT