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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Kloss TG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5291528 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20170203 2
Some ichneumonid wasps induce modifications in the web building behavior of their spider hosts to produce resistant "cocoon" webs. These structures hold and protect the wasp's cocoon during pupa development. The mechanism responsible for host manipulation probably involves the inoculation of psychotropic chemicals by the parasitoid larva during a specific developmental period. Recent studies indicate that some spiders build cocoon webs similar to those normally built immediately before ecdysis, ...[more]