Ara？as asociadas a la floración de Drimys granadensis (Winteraceae)

drimys granadensis (winteraceae) is a common tree in the high-andean forests, with a system of open pollinatión by insects. in this work we identified the spiders associated with d. granadensis in relatión to the floral phenological phases and the visiting insects. we found a total of 53 mature spiders from seven families (araneidae, thetragnathidae, theridiidae, linyphiidae, thomisidae, salticidae and aniphaenidae) and 12 morphospecies. the spiders had a preference for flowers in the female and hermaphrodite phases where the dipterans were more abundant. we found a species of thwaitesia (theridiidae) foraging exudates of the stigmata. this species has an abdomen with coloratión similar to the anthers and a transparent body that helps them be imperceptible in the flowers. the camouflage is also used to hunt by a species of misumena (thomisidae), which is similar in color and form to a d. granadensis flower bud.