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The article presents a study that investigated the possible factors responsible for the coexistence of three hunting spiders and two orb web spiders in a rice ecosystem of central Punjab, Pakistan. The authors of the study selected two plots, 400 square meters each, in a monoculture area of Sheikupura District in Punjab. Pitfall trap and a suction device were used to record the density of spiders during the study. The authors also discovered different active density of all spider species among different trapping sessions. They also found different reproductive period, abundances of young and adults, and prey size.