Ecosystem services provided by spiders

• Published in: Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
• Main Authors: Cardoso, Pedro, Pekár, Stano, Birkhofer, Klaus, Chuang, Angela, Fukushima, Caroline Sayuri, Hebets, Eileen A., Henaut, Yann, Hesselberg, Thomas, Malumbres‐Olarte, Jagoba, Michálek, Ondřej, Michalko, Radek, Scott, Catherine, Wolff, Jonas, Mammola, Stefano
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 03.06.2025
• Subjects: silk; human well‐being; arachnophobia; biodiversity monitoring; biomimetic technology; pathogen dispersal; nature‐based solutions; pest suppression; insecticides; nutrient cycling

Spiders, ubiquitous and abundant predators in terrestrial ecosystems, often are the subjects of an unjust negative perception. However, these remarkable creatures stand as unsung heroes within our ecosystems, contributing a multitude of ecosystem services critical to human well‐being. Here, we descr...