title: Spatio-temporal analysis of foraging behaviors of Anelosimus studiosus utilizing mathematical modeling of multiple spider interaction on a cooperative web.
abstract: In this paper, we develop a model for predation movements of a subsocial spider species, Anelosimus studiosus. We expand on a previous model to include multiple spider interaction on the web as well as a latency period during predation. We then use the model to test different spatial configurations to determine the optimal spacing of spiders within a colony for successful capture during predation. The model simulations indicate that spiders uniformly spacing out along the edge of the web results in the most successful predation strategy. This is similar to the behavior observed by Ross (2013) in which it was determined to be statistically significant that during certain times of the day, spiders were positioned along the edge more than expected under complete spatial randomness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics and Statistics, PO Box 70663, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA. Electronic address: aquijano4@ucmerced.edu.
authors.forename: Alex John
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Quijano
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics and Statistics, PO Box 70663, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA; Computation and Research in Data Science (CaRDS) Institute, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA. Electronic address: joynerm@etsu.edu.
authors.forename: Michele L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Joyner
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics and Statistics, PO Box 70663, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Chelsea
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA.
authors.forename: J Colton
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Watts
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics and Statistics, PO Box 70663, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA; Computation and Research in Data Science (CaRDS) Institute, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA. Electronic address: seier@etsu.edu.
authors.forename: Edith
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Seier
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA. Electronic address: jonestc@etsu.edu.
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011235:Predatory Behavior; D012919:Social Behavior; D062211:Spatio-Temporal Analysis; D013112:Spiders / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Anelosimus studiosus; Foraging behavior; Mathematical modeling; Multiple species interaction; Stochastic differential equation