Effect of Kleptoparasitic Ants on the Foraging Behavior of a Social Spider ( Karsch, 1891).

The term kleptoparasitism is used to describe the stealing of nest material or prey of one animal by another. Foraging and food handling behaviors of social spiders increase the vulnerability to klepto- parasitism. Kleptoparasites of the social spider Karsch 1891 were identified based on the observations done in the field.