La construcción de un domicilio de seda críptico : patrones comportamentales de Embididos (Embioptera) tropicales, Clothoda longicauda, críptica y Gibocercus napoe, no críptica

摘要

Analysis of silk domicile construction revealed similarities anddifferences between two species of embiids: Clothoda longicauda(cryptic) and Gibocercus napoe (non-cryptic). Each species exhibitedsimilar routines while spinning, attaching the silk to a substrate whilespinning over their backs, and then reinforcing the silk. In later stages,Clothoda longicauda plastered its silk with gathered materials; whilstGibocercus napoe maintained a domicile exclusively of silk. Significantdifferences where found in the duration of two behaviours: Walk andClean body. Considerable behavioural variability was observed withinindividuals of the same species.