This video is about jumping spider mating behaviour.
Jumping spider uses fuzzy eyesight to judge distance: here.
From Science News:
A little eight-legged pickpocket that darts around acacia trees could be the first known vegetarian spider.
Bagheera kiplingi belongs among the big-eyed, athletic predators in the family of jumping spiders and gets its name from a panther in a Rudyard Kipling story. Yet a population of these spiders in Mexico mostly eats bits of the acacia trees, says Christopher Meehan of Villanova University in Pennsylvania.
A few other spider species do taste vegetable matter now and then, says Yael Lubin of Ben-Gurion University in Sede Boqer, Israel. Male crab spiders that spend their brief mating-oriented adult lives sitting on flowers will sip nectar for a little energy boost. And some baby spiders eat spores that have stuck to a web. But on hearing about spiders specializing in stealing vegetarian food, āI was absolutely floored,ā Lubin says.
Female spiders eating males: here.
ScienceDaily (Oct. 20, 2010) ā If you thought women’s pro wrestling was a cutthroat business, jumping spiders may have them beat. In most animals the bigger, better fighter usually wins. But a new study of the jumping spider Phidippus clarus suggests that size and skill aren’t everything — what matters for Phidippus females is how badly they want to win: here.
Jumping spiders’ vision: here.
Chris has been a naturalist since he was a toddler chasing moths and butterflies. He has always seen more than meets the average eye. Congratulations Chris! We are very proud of you. What a discovery!
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Chris has always enjoyed nature from catching snakes in my backyard at the age of five to searching for butterflies while we hiked. What a great accomplishment! Congratulations, Chris!
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Hi Sue and Judith, you’re welcome š
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Demystifying spider sex cannibalism:
There’s no deep, complex reason why females eat the
males — they’re just hungry, two researchers say.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/080914_spider
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