Species . | N . | Primary droplet volume (μm3) . | Secondary droplet volume (μm3) . | Secondary to primary droplet ratio . | Primary droplet shape (μm) . | Proportion of water . | Flattened droplet area (μm2 mm–2) . | Residual extensibility . |
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Argiope aurantia | 5 | 59287±11404 | 1073±364 | 1.14±0.19 | 24.45 | 0.49±0.03 (3) | 63363±11385 | 6.33±0.49 |
Araneus marmoreus | 10 | 79730±13708 | 3264±725 (7) | 0.69±0.15 | 22.44 | 0.48±0.11 (4) | 128561±15379 | 6.53±0.62 |
Argiope trifasciata | 11 | 12005±2150 | 1314±263 | 1.41±0.29 | 17.15 | 0.41±0.15 (3) | 30834±2747 | 6.41±0.68 |
Araneus bicentenarius | 6 | 43234±13694 | 2353±1017 | 0.79±0.12 | 15.33 | 0.63±0.12 (3) | 63117±8216 | 9.06±1.06 |
Larinioides cornutus | 4 | 20264±9409 | 12021±6994 | 0.58±0.14 | 14.13 | 0.29±0.08 (4) | 34513±1935 | 3.97±0.50 |
Verrucosa arenata | 5 | 6055±694 | 243±162 (4) | 0.33±0.18 | 8.65 | 0.39±0.06 (3) | 27084±5456 | 3.53±0.33 |
Araneus pegnia | 9 | 15124±3656 | 1340±1176 (3) | 0.08±0.04 | 13.15 | 0.66±0.05 (5) | 120726±5554 (7) | 6.74±0.82 |
Micrathena gracilis | 5 | 7510±1510 | 453±129 (4) | 0.65±0.20 | 9.71 | 0.43±0.09 (4) | 100813±38605 | 8.69±0.60 |
Theridiosoma gemmosum | 5 | 1249±746 | 387±284 | 0.81±0.39 | 4.49 | 0.53±0.15 (2) | 8743±2332 | 3.82±0.34 |
Micrathena sagittata | 5 | 4622±766 | 286±135 | 0.72±0.13 | 8.37 | 0.32±0.11 (4) | 131080±9793 | 5.39±0.18 |
Tetragnatha elongata | 4 | 5846±2332 | 161±113 (3) | 0.60±0.25 | 9.93 | 0.03±0.02 (3) | 26665±8293 | 5.13±0.98 |
Metepeira labyrinthea | 8 | 3014±632 | 203±124 | 1.05±0.21 | 8.42 | 0.66±0.07 (4) | 31117±3946 | 6.89±0.64 |
Meta ovalis | 8 | 896±146 | 37±16 | 0.39±0.09 | 4.68 | 0.57±0.08 (5) | 12989±2071 (7) | 4.53±0.27 |
Leucauge venusta | 10 | 698±186 | 39±7 (7) | 0.35±0.11 | 4.74 | 0.70±0.08 (5) | 15105±2314 (8) | 4.98±0.19 |
Cyclosa turbinata | 9 | 608±149 | 74±10 | 0.85±0.07 | 4.43 | 0.57±0.18 (4) | 19679±4114 (8) | 5.63±0.38 |
Mangora maculata | 6 | 40±7 | 13±3 (4) | 0.29±0.14 | 1.09 | 0.68±0.06 (5) | 390±222 | 4.93±0.28 |
Species . | N . | Primary droplet volume (μm3) . | Secondary droplet volume (μm3) . | Secondary to primary droplet ratio . | Primary droplet shape (μm) . | Proportion of water . | Flattened droplet area (μm2 mm–2) . | Residual extensibility . |
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Argiope aurantia | 5 | 59287±11404 | 1073±364 | 1.14±0.19 | 24.45 | 0.49±0.03 (3) | 63363±11385 | 6.33±0.49 |
Araneus marmoreus | 10 | 79730±13708 | 3264±725 (7) | 0.69±0.15 | 22.44 | 0.48±0.11 (4) | 128561±15379 | 6.53±0.62 |
Argiope trifasciata | 11 | 12005±2150 | 1314±263 | 1.41±0.29 | 17.15 | 0.41±0.15 (3) | 30834±2747 | 6.41±0.68 |
Araneus bicentenarius | 6 | 43234±13694 | 2353±1017 | 0.79±0.12 | 15.33 | 0.63±0.12 (3) | 63117±8216 | 9.06±1.06 |
Larinioides cornutus | 4 | 20264±9409 | 12021±6994 | 0.58±0.14 | 14.13 | 0.29±0.08 (4) | 34513±1935 | 3.97±0.50 |
Verrucosa arenata | 5 | 6055±694 | 243±162 (4) | 0.33±0.18 | 8.65 | 0.39±0.06 (3) | 27084±5456 | 3.53±0.33 |
Araneus pegnia | 9 | 15124±3656 | 1340±1176 (3) | 0.08±0.04 | 13.15 | 0.66±0.05 (5) | 120726±5554 (7) | 6.74±0.82 |
Micrathena gracilis | 5 | 7510±1510 | 453±129 (4) | 0.65±0.20 | 9.71 | 0.43±0.09 (4) | 100813±38605 | 8.69±0.60 |
Theridiosoma gemmosum | 5 | 1249±746 | 387±284 | 0.81±0.39 | 4.49 | 0.53±0.15 (2) | 8743±2332 | 3.82±0.34 |
Micrathena sagittata | 5 | 4622±766 | 286±135 | 0.72±0.13 | 8.37 | 0.32±0.11 (4) | 131080±9793 | 5.39±0.18 |
Tetragnatha elongata | 4 | 5846±2332 | 161±113 (3) | 0.60±0.25 | 9.93 | 0.03±0.02 (3) | 26665±8293 | 5.13±0.98 |
Metepeira labyrinthea | 8 | 3014±632 | 203±124 | 1.05±0.21 | 8.42 | 0.66±0.07 (4) | 31117±3946 | 6.89±0.64 |
Meta ovalis | 8 | 896±146 | 37±16 | 0.39±0.09 | 4.68 | 0.57±0.08 (5) | 12989±2071 (7) | 4.53±0.27 |
Leucauge venusta | 10 | 698±186 | 39±7 (7) | 0.35±0.11 | 4.74 | 0.70±0.08 (5) | 15105±2314 (8) | 4.98±0.19 |
Cyclosa turbinata | 9 | 608±149 | 74±10 | 0.85±0.07 | 4.43 | 0.57±0.18 (4) | 19679±4114 (8) | 5.63±0.38 |
Mangora maculata | 6 | 40±7 | 13±3 (4) | 0.29±0.14 | 1.09 | 0.68±0.06 (5) | 390±222 | 4.93±0.28 |
Means ± 1 s.e. Numbers in parentheses give the sample size if less than that listed in the second column