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	{{Short description\|Genus of spiders}}		{{Short description\|Genus of spiders}}
	'''''Argyrodes''''', also called '''dewdrop spiders''', is a [[genus]] of [[Theridiidae\|comb-footed spiders]] that was first described by [[Eugène Simon\|Eugène Louis Simon]] in 1864.<ref name=Simo1864>{{cite book\| last=Simon\| first=E~~\| year=1864\| title=Histoire naturelle des araignées (aranéides)~~\| url=https://archive.org/details/histoirenaturell00sim\| publisher=Roret \| publication-place=Paris\| doi=10.5962/bhl.title.47654~~\| ref=https://archive.org/stream/histoirenaturell00sim~~\| author-link=Eugène_Simon}}</ref> They occur worldwide, and are best known for their [[kleptoparasite\|kleptoparasitism]]. They can spin their own webs, but tend to invade and reside in their hosts' webs.<ref name ="kansas"/> This relationship can be [[commensalism\|commensal]] or even [[Mutualism (biology)\|mutual]] if the dewdrop spider feeds on small trapped insects that are not eaten by the host.<ref name="Tso">Tso 2000</ref> Some species can even prey upon the host.<ref name ="kansas">Guarisco 1999</ref>		'''''Argyrodes''''', also called '''dewdrop spiders''', is a [[genus]] of [[Theridiidae\|comb-footed spiders]] that was first described by [[Eugène Simon\|Eugène Louis Simon]] in 1864.<ref name="Simo1864">{{cite book\|last=Simon\|first=E\|url=https://archive.org/details/histoirenaturell00sim\|title=Histoire naturelle des araignées (aranéides)\|publisher=Roret\|year=1864\|publication-place=Paris\|doi=10.5962/bhl.title.47654\|author-link=Eugène_Simon}}</ref> They occur worldwide, and are best known for their [[kleptoparasite\|kleptoparasitism]]. They can spin their own webs, but tend to invade and reside in their hosts' webs.<ref name ="kansas"/> This relationship can be [[commensalism\|commensal]] or even [[Mutualism (biology)\|mutual]] if the dewdrop spider feeds on small trapped insects that are not eaten by the host.<ref name="Tso">Tso 2000</ref> Some species can even prey upon the host.<ref name ="kansas">Guarisco 1999</ref>

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	== Description ==		== Description ==
	Most species are relatively small, and many are black with silvery markings. ''[[Argyrodes incursus\|A. incursus]]'' has a body length of {{convert\|3\|to\|4.5\|mm}},<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/red_spotted.htm \|title= Red-spotted Argyrodes \|access-date=2007-05-21\|year = 2003 \|publisher=Australian Museum \| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070527092809/http://www.amonline.net.au/factSheets/red_spotted.htm\| archive-date= 27 May 2007 \| url-status= live}}</ref> while ''[[Argyrodes fissifrons\|A. fissifrons]]'' has a body length of about {{convert\|12\|mm}}.<ref name="Tso" /> The body has a characteristic conical or triangle shape with a shorter third pair of legs, common in web dwelling spiders.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=~~http~~://archive.org/details/biostor-105549\|title=Five species of kleptobiotic Argyrodes Simon (Theridiidae: Araneae) from eastern Australia: descriptions and ecology with special reference to southeast Queensland\|date=1999\|language=en}}</ref> The silver coloration of ''Argyrodes'' may be able to attract moths and other insects as it stimulates their photoreceptors and may resemble starlight.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal\|date=2013-01-21\|title=A Color-Mediated Mutualism between Two Arthropod Predators\|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982212014376\|journal=Current Biology\|language=en\|volume=23\|issue=2\|pages=172–176\|doi=10.1016/j.cub.2012.11.057\|issn=0960-9822\|doi-access=free}}</ref>		Most species are relatively small, and many are black with silvery markings. ''[[Argyrodes incursus\|A. incursus]]'' has a body length of {{convert\|3\|to\|4.5\|mm}},<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/red_spotted.htm \|title= Red-spotted Argyrodes \|access-date=2007-05-21\|year = 2003 \|publisher=Australian Museum \| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070527092809/http://www.amonline.net.au/factSheets/red_spotted.htm\| archive-date= 27 May 2007 \| url-status= live}}</ref> while ''[[Argyrodes fissifrons\|A. fissifrons]]'' has a body length of about {{convert\|12\|mm}}.<ref name="Tso" /> The body has a characteristic conical or triangle shape with a shorter third pair of legs, common in web dwelling spiders.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://archive.org/details/biostor-105549\|title=Five species of kleptobiotic Argyrodes Simon (Theridiidae: Araneae) from eastern Australia: descriptions and ecology with special reference to southeast Queensland\|date=1999\|language=en}}</ref> The silver coloration of ''Argyrodes'' may be able to attract moths and other insects as it stimulates their photoreceptors and may resemble starlight.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal\|date=2013-01-21\|title=A Color-Mediated Mutualism between Two Arthropod Predators\|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982212014376\|journal=Current Biology\|language=en\|volume=23\|issue=2\|pages=172–176\|doi=10.1016/j.cub.2012.11.057\|issn=0960-9822\|doi-access=free}}</ref>

	==Distribution==		==Distribution==
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	''Argyrodes'' are kleptoparasitic spiders that live on the webs created by [[orb-weaver spider]]s. These spiders feed on the small prey items caught in the host webs that they parasitize. In some instances, ''Argyrodes'' may even feed on previously digested carcasses that remain on the web.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Vollrath\|first=Fritz\|date=1979-05-01\|title=Behaviour of the kleptoparasitic spider Argyrodes elevatus (Araneae, theridiidae)\|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0003347279901866\|journal=Animal Behaviour\|language=en\|volume=27\|pages=515–521\|doi=10.1016/0003-3472(79)90186-6\|issn=0003-3472}}</ref> While these spiders are well known for being kleptoparasitic, they are also arachnophagous, meaning they prey on other spiders. ''Argyrodes'' will wait for a time when the host spider is vulnerable, such as during molting, and will attack and feed on it. This is true for the host spider's offspring as well, however ''Agyrodes'' will only feed on other spiders in some instances.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Whitehouse\|first=Mary E. A.\|date=1986-04-01\|title=The foraging behaviours of Argyrodes antipodiana (Theridiidae), a kleptoparasitic spider from New Zealand\|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.1986.10422658\|journal=New Zealand Journal of Zoology\|volume=13\|issue=2\|pages=151–168\|doi=10.1080/03014223.1986.10422658\|issn=0301-4223}}</ref>		''Argyrodes'' are kleptoparasitic spiders that live on the webs created by [[orb-weaver spider]]s. These spiders feed on the small prey items caught in the host webs that they parasitize. In some instances, ''Argyrodes'' may even feed on previously digested carcasses that remain on the web.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Vollrath\|first=Fritz\|date=1979-05-01\|title=Behaviour of the kleptoparasitic spider Argyrodes elevatus (Araneae, theridiidae)\|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0003347279901866\|journal=Animal Behaviour\|language=en\|volume=27\|pages=515–521\|doi=10.1016/0003-3472(79)90186-6\|issn=0003-3472}}</ref> While these spiders are well known for being kleptoparasitic, they are also arachnophagous, meaning they prey on other spiders. ''Argyrodes'' will wait for a time when the host spider is vulnerable, such as during molting, and will attack and feed on it. This is true for the host spider's offspring as well, however ''Agyrodes'' will only feed on other spiders in some instances.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Whitehouse\|first=Mary E. A.\|date=1986-04-01\|title=The foraging behaviours of Argyrodes antipodiana (Theridiidae), a kleptoparasitic spider from New Zealand\|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.1986.10422658\|journal=New Zealand Journal of Zoology\|volume=13\|issue=2\|pages=151–168\|doi=10.1080/03014223.1986.10422658\|issn=0301-4223}}</ref>

	It has been suggested that ''Argyrodes'' may have a mutualistic relationship with the host. The silver coloration of ''Argyrodes'' was found to attract more prey, particularly moths, to the host's web. This allows for larger prey items to be attracted for the host spider while ''Argyrodes'' is able to consume the smaller unwanted prey.<ref name=":0" /> A common misconception about ''Argyrodes'' is that it steals prey from the host spider, but recent research has showed that ''Argyrodes'' rarely steals large prey items from the host, and only eats ~~when~~ the host spider typically does not want.<ref name=":0" />		It has been suggested that ''Argyrodes'' may have a mutualistic relationship with the host. The silver coloration of ''Argyrodes'' was found to attract more prey, particularly moths, to the host's web. This allows for larger prey items to be attracted for the host spider while ''Argyrodes'' is able to consume the smaller unwanted prey.<ref name=":0" /> A common misconception about ''Argyrodes'' is that it steals prey from the host spider, but recent research has showed that ''Argyrodes'' rarely steals large prey items from the host, and only eats what the host spider typically does not want.<ref name=":0" /> They have been noticed in complex [[Joro spider]] webs, for example.<ref>{{cite web \|title=What Do Joro Spiders Eat? \|url=https://jorospider.com/dining-habits/ \|website=Joro Spider Information \|access-date=17 June 2022}}</ref>

	Kleptoparasitic spiders such as ''Argyrodes'' tend to prefer larger host webs over small ones, and multiple spiders often inhabit the same host web. Clustered webs were found to be preferred by ''Arygrodes'', but only because these webs are generally larger than isolated ones.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal\|last=Agnarsson\|first=Ingi\|date=December 2003\|title=SPIDER WEBS AS HABITAT PATCHES—THE DISTRIBUTION OF KLEPTOPARASITES (ARGYRODES, THERIDIIDAE) AMONG HOST WEBS (NEPHILA, TETRAGNATHIDAE)\|url=http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1636/s02-21\|journal=Journal of Arachnology\|language=en\|volume=31\|issue=3\|pages=344–349\|doi=10.1636/s02-21\|issn=0161-8202}}</ref> There does not appear to be any preference for clustered webs over isolated webs when comparing the number of spiders per web area.<ref name=":1" /> Kleptoparasitic spiders tend to spend much of their time on the outskirts of the host web, using this area as a safe place outside of the host spiders typical monitoring range. In addition to stealing food from the host web, dewdrop spiders are also known to use the host web as a location for mating as well as a place to hang their egg sacs.<ref name=":1" />		Kleptoparasitic spiders such as ''Argyrodes'' tend to prefer larger host webs over small ones, and multiple spiders often inhabit the same host web. Clustered webs were found to be preferred by ''Arygrodes'', but only because these webs are generally larger than isolated ones.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal\|last=Agnarsson\|first=Ingi\|date=December 2003\|title=SPIDER WEBS AS HABITAT PATCHES—THE DISTRIBUTION OF KLEPTOPARASITES (ARGYRODES, THERIDIIDAE) AMONG HOST WEBS (NEPHILA, TETRAGNATHIDAE)\|url=http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1636/s02-21\|journal=Journal of Arachnology\|language=en\|volume=31\|issue=3\|pages=344–349\|doi=10.1636/s02-21\|issn=0161-8202}}</ref> There does not appear to be any preference for clustered webs over isolated webs when comparing the number of spiders per web area.<ref name=":1" /> Kleptoparasitic spiders tend to spend much of their time on the outskirts of the host web, using this area as a safe place outside of the host spiders typical monitoring range. In addition to stealing food from the host web, dewdrop spiders are also known to use the host web as a location for mating as well as a place to hang their egg sacs.<ref name=":1" />
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	* [https://naturdata.com/especie/argyrodes-argyrodes/13075/0/ Photos of Argyrodes in Portugal]		* [https://naturdata.com/especie/argyrodes-argyrodes/13075/0/ Photos of Argyrodes in Portugal]

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