title: Chemical mimicry: bolas spiders emit components of moth prey species sex pheromones.
abstract: Field studies have indicated that bolas spiders attract male moth prey, apparently by mimicking the odor of female moth sex pheromones. Three moth sex pheromone compounds, (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate, (Z)-9-tetradecenal, and (Z)-11-hexadecenal, were identified in volatile substances emitted by hunting adult female Mastophora cornigera spiders. These compounds are components of pheromone blends that attract some of this spider's moth prey species.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Stowe
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Tumlinson
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Heath