Tags: Arachnid.
Argyrodes argentatus is a kleptoparasitic spider.In Singapore it is often seen in webs of Nephila antipodiana.On Guam it can often be found hanging in webs of the much larger spider Argiope appensa: while A. appensa can reach a body length of about 7 cm A. argentatus females reach only 3mm and males 2mm at the most.Like in rats following copulation the male seals the female’s epigyne with a mating plug preventing the female from further mating.