球蛛的激进化学拟态。

Science. 1977 Dec 16;198(4322):1173-5. doi: 10.1126/science.198.4322.1173.

Mature female Mastophora sp. spiders attract prey with a volatile substance which apparently mimics the female sex attractant pheromone of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera). The rate of prey capture is similar to that of a conventional orb weaver of comparable body size.

成熟的雌性 Mastophora 蜘蛛会用一种挥发性物质吸引猎物，这种物质显然模仿了秋粘虫 Spodoptera frugiperda（鳞翅目）的雌性性信息素。猎物的捕获率与体型相当的常规圆蛛相似。