Instability of Sandy Soil on the Lake Wales Ridge Affects Burrowing by Wolf Spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) and antlions (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)
Abstract
Tests with Geolycosa spiders revealed that these arachnids may be excluded largely from the Ridge Sandhill-turkey oak ecosystem on the Lake Wales Ridge because their burrows quickly collapse in the unstable natural soil (Astatula sand). Comparable results were obtained in tests of pit construction by antlion larvae (Myrmeleontidae), which may serve as bioindicators of soil stability.Downloads
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