Spiders Among the Lilies, Australia’s Hidden Predators

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Australia hosts some of the most creative species in the world, creating problems when planning pest control. Perth has some of the best companies around to help.

A recent study at two universities, Auckland and Macquarie, has revealed that Australia is home to some of nature’s most devious and duplicitous species.  A particular set of biological traits and habits described as ‘biological deception’, where a plant or animal exhibits or mimics traits of a species other than its own for the purpose of hunting or reproduction,  is remarkably common here.

While this form of deception doesn’t often affect their human neighbors, it can make proper identification of a dangerous species of spider more difficult.  Far more susceptible are prey species such as moths, who fall victim to the Bola spider’s proclivity for lying in wait while emitting pheromones nearly indistinguishable from that of female moths.  The hapless males come looking to mate, and instead find themselves devoured by a hungry predator.

In Australia, Crab spiders have taken the cleverness of their North American and European cousins a step higher.  While all crab spiders mimic the color of the flower they inhabit, allowing them to remain invisible to insects coming to feed on the pollen and nectar, Australian Crab spiders effectively make themselves fishing lures.  Their chitin is specially evolved to be highly reflective to UV rays, and as most pollinating insects see well into the ultraviolet spectrum, it makes the waiting crab spider incredibly enticing.

What all this means for the home-owner is that they need to take care when selecting plants for their garden, and ensure that they have taken proper steps to help prevent an outbreak of flower loving spiders.  For gardeners planting one of the many species that are inhabited by crab spiders, this can guarantee essentially setting up a spider breeding ground in the yard. Australian pest control companies have to keep on top of the most recent research on issues like Spider control. Perth thankfully has many such companies properly certified and licensed to take care of issues like this one.

Best Pest Control Perth has been doing business in Perth and the surrounding areas for many years, maintaining proper certifications with all the proper authorities.  They specialize in all types of pests, from white ant infestations, rats, birds, and of course spiders among many others.

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