Science. 1987 May 22;236(4804):964-7. doi: 10.1126/science.236.4804.964.
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.
田间研究表明，球蛛科蜘蛛通过模拟雌性飞蛾性信息素的气味来吸引雄性飞蛾作为猎物。在捕食性成年雌性 Mastophora cornigera 蜘蛛释放的挥发性物质中鉴定出三种飞蛾性信息素化合物：(Z)-9-十四碳烯基乙酸酯、(Z)-9-十四碳烯醛和(Z)-11-十六碳烯醛。这些化合物是吸引这种蜘蛛某些蛾类猎物的信息素混合物的成分。
