Prey composition of communal spider stegodyphus sarasinorum (karsch) near human habitation in sigur plateau

The present study emphasizes on the prey composition of the communal spider Stegodyphus sarasinorum Karsch in four different stations of Sigur Plateau. Hence the biological pest control potency of S. sarasinorum was remarkable in the study area. Spiders are the best predators to regulate pest population in a sustainable manner. The investigation reveals that the spider species captured six different order of the prey from the roadsides and fencings of different study sites. Mostly the Hemiptera and Hymenoptera prey species were subsequently fed by the spider S. sarasinorum, while the Diptera species was found as least group.