ARANEAE
(spiders)

Interactions where ARANEAE is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
is predator of UK/Ireland Bombus bumble bees or humble bees & cuckoo bees Hymenoptera: Apidae Bumblebees, Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Araneae/Araneaespiders Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Bombus/Bombusbumble bees or humble bees & cuckoo bees

Interactions where ARANEAE is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
egg cocoon is predated by larva Melanophora roralis Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly Diptera: Calliphoridae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Calliphoridae/Melanophora roralis/Melanophora roralissmoky-winged woodlouse-flylarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Araneae/Araneaespidersegg cocoon larva is predator of egg cocoon
is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Miscophus ater a solitary wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Miscophus ater/Miscophus atera solitary waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Araneae/Araneaespiders female stocks nest with
is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Miscophus concolor a solitary wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Miscophus concolor/Miscophus concolora solitary waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Araneae/Araneaespiders female stocks nest with
is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Trypoxylon attenuatum Slender Wood Borer Wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Trypoxylon attenuatum/Trypoxylon attenuatumslender wood borer waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Araneae/Araneaespiders female stocks nest with
is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Trypoxylon clavicerum Club Horned Wood Borer Wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Trypoxylon clavicerum/Trypoxylon clavicerumclub horned wood borer waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Araneae/Araneaespiders female stocks nest with
is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Trypoxylon figulus Black Wood Borer Wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Trypoxylon figulus/Trypoxylon figulusblack wood borer waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Araneae/Araneaespiders female stocks nest with
is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Trypoxylon medium a wood borer wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Trypoxylon medium/Trypoxylon mediuma wood borer waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Araneae/Araneaespiders female stocks nest with
is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Trypoxylon minus a wood borer wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Trypoxylon minus/Trypoxylon minusa wood borer waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Araneae/Araneaespiders female stocks nest with
is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Auplopus carbonarius a spider-hunting wasp Hymenoptera: Pompilidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pompilidae/Auplopus carbonarius/Auplopus carbonariusa spider-hunting waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Araneae/Araneaespiders female stocks nest with
is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Arachnospila anceps a spider-hunting wasp Hymenoptera: Pompilidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pompilidae/Arachnospila anceps/Arachnospila ancepsa spider-hunting waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Araneae/Araneaespiders female stocks nest with
is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Arachnospila consobrina a spider-hunting wasp Hymenoptera: Pompilidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pompilidae/Arachnospila consobrina/Arachnospila consobrinaa spider-hunting waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Araneae/Araneaespiders female stocks nest with
is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Arachnospila minutula a spider-hunting wasp Hymenoptera: Pompilidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pompilidae/Arachnospila minutula/Arachnospila minutulaa spider-hunting waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Araneae/Araneaespiders female stocks nest with
may be infected by colony of Gibellula anamorph UK/Ireland Gibellula aranearum an anamorphic entomopathogenic fungus Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Cordycipitaceae/Gibellula aranearum/Gibellula aranearuman anamorphic entomopathogenic funguscolonyGibellula anamorph Animal / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Araneae/Araneaespiders colony of Gibellula anamorph infects
is parasitoid host of gregarious, mycelioid perithecium Torrubiella albolanata an ascomycete Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae British Ascomycetes, Dennis, R.W.G., 1978
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Cordycipitaceae/Torrubiella albolanata/Torrubiella albolanataan ascomycetegregarious, mycelioidperithecium Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Araneae/Araneaespiders (summer)gregarious, mycelioid perithecium is parasitoid of
may be infected by colony of Hymenostilbe anamorph UK/Ireland Torrubiella arachnophila an entomopathogenic pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Cordycipitaceae/Torrubiella arachnophila/Torrubiella arachnophilaan entomopathogenic pyrenomycetecolonyHymenostilbe anamorph Animal / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Araneae/Araneaespiders colony of Hymenostilbe anamorph infects
adult is predated by leaf Pinguicula vulgaris Common Butterwort Lamiales: Lentibulariaceae Insectivorous Plants, Darwin, C., 1875
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lentibulariaceae/Pinguicula vulgaris/Pinguicula vulgariscommon butterwortleaf Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Araneae/Araneaespidersadult leaf is predator of adult
body body is parasitoid host of scattered, sparsely subiculate perithecium Torrubiella aranicida an ascomycete Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae British Ascomycetes, Dennis, R.W.G., 1978
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Cordycipitaceae/Torrubiella aranicida/Torrubiella aranicidaan ascomycetescattered, sparsely subiculateperithecium Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Araneae/Araneaespidersbody scattered, sparsely subiculate perithecium is parasitoid of body
legs legs is parasitoid host of scattered, sparsely subiculate perithecium Torrubiella aranicida an ascomycete Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae British Ascomycetes, Dennis, R.W.G., 1978
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Cordycipitaceae/Torrubiella aranicida/Torrubiella aranicidaan ascomycetescattered, sparsely subiculateperithecium Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Araneae/Araneaespiderslegs scattered, sparsely subiculate perithecium is parasitoid of legs

Author & YearTitleSource
Darwin, C., 1875Insectivorous Plants463pp
Dennis, R.W.G., 1978British AscomycetesRevised and enlarged edition, 585pp, J. Cramer
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates
Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987BumblebeesNaturalists’ Handbooks, 6, 92pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
van Emden, F.I.,, 1954Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and CalliphoridaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(a), 133pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

ARANEAE (spiders) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Family 3 subtaxa 3 references
Genus 3 subtaxa 3 references
Family 2 subtaxa 2 trophisms 1 references
Family 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Family 3 subtaxa 3 references
Genus 3 subtaxa 3 references
Family 2 subtaxa 2 references
Family 1 subtaxa 3 references
Family 4 subtaxa 4 references
Family 11 subtaxa 13 references
Family 5 subtaxa 4 trophisms 6 references
Family 1 subtaxa 1 references
Family 1 subtaxa 2 trophisms
Genus 1 subtaxa 2 trophisms
Family 4 subtaxa 6 references
Family 3 subtaxa 3 references
Family 1 subtaxa 1 references
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 references
Family 3 subtaxa 4 references
Genus 3 subtaxa 4 references
Family 2 subtaxa 2 references
Genus 2 subtaxa 2 references
Family 1 subtaxa 2 trophisms
Family 1 subtaxa 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
OrderARANEAE (spiders)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for ARANEAE (spiders)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Insects & Spiders from Finland www.kolumbus.fi/hannu.j.tanner/coleoptera/
Anon. Spiders of Wiltshire geocities.com/mc28askins/doc1.htm
Anon. Central European Spider Wikipedia wiki.spinnen-forum.de/
Anon. Spider and Harvestman Recording Scheme website srs.britishspiders.org.uk/portal.php/p/Locate
Blackwall, J. 1860 *** A History of the Spiders of Great Britain and Ireland ***(Superseded) Vol 31 & 34, The Ray Society, London
Cloudsley-Thompson, J.L. & Sankey, J. 1961 Land Invertebrates, a guide to British worms, molluscs and arthropods, excluding insects 156pp, Methuen & Co. Ltd.
Falk, S. Araneae (spiders) www.flickr.com/photos/63075200@N07/collections/72157631875078693/
Hopkin, S. Steve Hopkin www.stevehopkin.co.uk
Jones-Walters, L.M. 1989 Keys to the Families of British Spiders AIDGAP Keys, No. 197, 2 edition, 79pp, Field Studies Council
Jones, D. 1983 The Country Life Guide to Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe Country Life Guides, 320pp, Country Life Books
Linssen, E.F. & Newman, L.H. 1964 *** The Observer’s Book of Insects ***(Superseded) Observer's Books, No 17, Revised edition edition, 128pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Locket G.A. & Millidge A.F. 1953 British Spiders (3 Vols) Nos 135, 137 & 149, 1968 Reprint edition, 310+449pp, The Ray Society, London
Oger, P. Les araignees de Belgique et France arachno.piwigo.com/index.php?/categories
() Roberts, M.J. 1995 Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe Collins Field Guides, 383pp, HarperCollins
Roberts, M.J. 1993 The Spiders of Great Britain and Ireland (compact edition) 1 & 2, Compact edition (2 vols) edition, 705pp, Harley Books
Wuilbaut, J.J. Cercle de Mycologie de Mons (Belgique): (Page perso de JJ. Wuilbaut) users.skynet.be/jjw.myco.mons

Water And Wetland Spiders

Brauer, A. 1909 *** Araneae, Acarina und Tardigrada ***(Superseded) Die Süsswasserfauna Deutschlands, Heft 12, 191pp, Gustav Fischer Verlag

ARANEAE (spiders) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. British Spiders discussion group
Bristowe, W.S. 1939 The Comity of Spiders 2 volumes, 560pp, The Ray Society, London
Hadley, A. Micropics micropics.org.uk/index.htm
Harvey, P., Nellist, D. & Telfer, M. 2002 Recording Britain’s spiders British Wildlife Vol 13, No. 3: 191-197.
Harvey, P.R., Nellist, D.R. & Telfer, M.G. 2002 Provisional atlas of British spiders (Arachnida, Araneae), Volume 1 Vol 1, 214pp, Biological Records Centre
Harvey, P.R., Nellist, D.R. & Telfer, M.G. 2002 Provisional atlas of British spiders (Arachnida, Araneae), Volume 2 Vol 2, 191pp, Biological Records Centre
Oxford, G.S. & Gillespie, R.G. 1998 Evolution and ecology of spider coloration Annu. Rev. Entomol. Vol 43: 619-643.

Dead Wood

Alexander, K.N.A. 2002 The Invertebrates of Living and Decaying Timber in Britain and Ireland - a Provisional Annotated Checklist Research Reports, Report no 467, 142pp, English Nature

Pathology

Finch, O.D. 2005 The parasitoid complex and parasitoid-induced mortality of spiders (Araneae) in a Central European woodland Journal of Natural History Vol 39 (25): 2339-2354.
Shaw, M.R. Rearing parasitic wasps from spiders and their egg sacs Shaw, M.R. Rearing parasitic wasps from spiders and their egg sacs, 4pp, British Arachnological Society Members’ Handbook.

Techniques

Vetter, R.S., Bruyea, G.P. & Visscher, P.K. 1996 The use of bleach to dissolve spider silk Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society Vol 10 (4): 146-8.

Toxic Species

Ostojá-Starzewski, J. 2010 Potentially dangerous invertebrates associated with imported plants and produce Plant Clinic News May: 2.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to ARANEAE (spiders):

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