Abstract
1. 1. The cost of web-building and the standard metabolism of a sheet web-building wolf spider, Sosippus janus Brady, were measured at 25°C. 2. 2. The cost of activity is about 18% of the total cost of the web, the remainder being web silk cost. 3. 3. The cost of activity in sheet web-building was compared with a literature value for an orb-weaver and found to be similar. An average value is proposed as useful in estimating the cost of activity for other species of web-building spiders, given the weight of the web.
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