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Table 3. Temporal pattern of activity of spiders in their natural habitats. Time 
of day: early morning and early evening, within 2 hr before and after sunrise and 
sunset, respectively. Duration of observation estimated. Walking: without spinning 
and exclusive of intraspecific interactions. Intraspecific interactions described else- 
where. (Jackson, 1979b). Dictyna phylax and M alios dugesi observed in day only. 
Species 
Time of 
Day 
Duration of 
Observation (hr) 
No of 
Spiders 
Feeding 
No. of 
Spiders 
Walking 
No. of 
Spiders 
Spinning 
No. of 
Intraspecific 
Interactions 
Dictyna calcarata 
Early 
Morning 
3 
2 
5 
6 
1 
Day 
5 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Early 
Evening 
2 
1 
0 
0 
0 
Dictyna completa 
Early 
Morning 
2 
1 
0 
0 
0 
Day 
4 
2 
0 
0 
0 
Early 
Evening 
2 
0 
0 
1 
0 
Dictyna phylax 
Day 
6 
2 
0 
0 
0 
Dictyna tridentata 
Early 
Morning 
6 
1 
2 
0 
2 
Day 
14 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Early 
Evening 
4 
1 
0 
0 
0 
Mallos dugesi 
Day 
7 
1 
0 
0 
0 
Mallos niveus 
Early 
Morning 
5 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Day 
14 
2 
0 
0 
0 
Early 
Evening 
5 
0 
0 
2 
1 
Mallos trivittatus 
Early 
Morning 
17 
0 
3 
0 
0 
Day 
34 
3 
0 
0 
0 
Early 
Evening 
19 
53 
18 
3 
9 
Interactions 
