Figure 3 in Sticky floral stems and jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)

Figure 3. Arthropods that were able to avoid traps of Euphorbia (1-6, 8-9) and Plumbago zeylanica (7). 1, Red Pierrot butterfly, Talicada nyseus (Lycaenidae). 2, Tettigonid. 3, Bruchine beetle carrying pollen. 4, Crematogaster ants taking nectar. 5, Ghost ants, Tapinoma melanocephalum, taking nectar. 6, Geometrid caterpillar feeding on flower. Smaller geometrid caterpillars were also trapped on the sticky flower stems of Euphorbia. These caterpillars descend on silk lines (Sugiura & Yamazaki 2006) allowing some to avoid the sticky traps on flower stems. 7, A different geometrid caterpillar feeding on a Plumbago flower. This caterpillar was able to avoid the many mucilaginous trichomes surrounding each flower calyx. 8, Small mantid resting on a flower stem, possibly in danger of being trapped. 9, Thomisid spider resting on a Euphorbia cyathophyll.