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2025 Poster Session B
B67 - The Lack of Effect a High Protein Diet has on Pholcus phalangioides Web Mass
Spider webs allow for optimal foraging, Protein increases the quality of silk, Pholcus phalangioides relies on web for food, Predator performance of spiders improves with high-protein diet. Hypothesis: Pholcus phalangioides that consumed a high protein diet will have the greatest web mass.
2025 Poster Session B
B67 - The Lack of Effect a High Protein Diet has on Pholcus phalangioides Web Mass
Mentor: Ann Rypstra, Ph.D.
Spider webs allow for optimal foraging, Protein increases the quality of silk, Pholcus phalangioides relies on web for food, Predator performance of spiders improves with high-protein diet. Hypothesis: Pholcus phalangioides that consumed a high protein diet will have the greatest web mass.
