Spiders

Spiders of the genus Argyrodes are kleptoparasites that steal prey from other web spiders..in this case the Argyrodes sp. is seen with an uloborid.
These Argyrosea sp. spiders exhibit different kinds of kleptoparasitic behavior .....remove small prey not attacked by the host spider , feed on large prey with the host.., and most interestingly eat the silk of the host
spider’s web. Amongst all silk eating seems to be the most impressive because the web provides prey and a place to live for the kleptoparasite as well as being a source of food; web materials contain proteins and other physiologically important compounds.Now this silk eating behavior is expected to happen only when food supplies are scarce !!