International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2278 - 3202 3 5 2014 May 10 An observation of Egg-Laying Behavior of the Ant-like Spider Myrmarachne plataleoides 27 29 EN Rivera Antonio 1 Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Microbiológicas del Instituto de Ciencias de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, MEXICO Hernández Fernando 2 Centro de Química del Instituto de Ciencias de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, MEXICO Romero Omar 3 Centro de Agroecología del Instituto de Ciencias de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, MEXICO Cedillo Lilia 4 Academia de Química, Preparatoria Enrique Cabrera Barroso Urbana de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, MEXICO Varela Laura 5 Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Colegio de Ingeniería Ambiental de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, MEXICO FloresAdrianaandBadillo Fanny 6 Baigh M.A. 1 Department of Biotechnology & Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Ludhiana-Jhalandhar G.T. Road, Phagwara, Punjab-144402, INDIA Verma K.C. 2 Kaur Sawinder 3 Sachdeva Amit 4 SharmaNeeta Raj 5 EugeneN Ateh 1 Animal Core Facility, Animal Model Division, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 725 W. Lombard Street, Baltimore MD 21201, USA Toshie Nata 2 Cell Biology Lab, Division of Basic Science and Vaccine Research, Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine 725 W. Lombard Street, Baltimore MD 21201, USA Marco Goicochea 3 Program of Comparative Medicine, Departments of Pathology, Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, USA Harry Davis 4 Janine Davenport 5 LouisJ DeTolla 6 Tagaya Yutaka 7 JosephL. Bryant 8 Pulan D.E. 1 College of Forestry and Natural Resources, PHILIPPINES BuotJr. I.E. 2 Institute of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences University of the Philippines, Los Baños and Faculty of Management and Development Studies, University of the Philippines, Open University Los Baños, Laguna, PHILIPPINES Sharma A. 1 Department of Zoology, Government Holkar Science College, Indore, MP, INDIA Sharma V.K. 2 > Research Paper 2013 11 13 2014 May 10 Many genera of Spider (Salticidae) have been evolved in close association with ants. Such spiders are called ant like spiders. Genus Myrmarachne of family Salticidae shows close morphological and behavioral resemblance to ants provides strong survival advantages against predators. The egg laying behavior and the site selection for oviposition of Myrmarachne plataleoides was observed. During the period of three months, 5-7 successive clutches were laid by the spider. In the each clutch a silken platform is made and 5-8 eggs laid there. Copyright@ International Science Community Association