This paper provides a summary of the extensive theoretical and empirical work that has
been carried out in recent years testing the adaptational significance of various spider‐ant …

The classification of jumping spiders (Salticidae) is revised to bring it into accord with recent
phylogenetic work. Of the 610 recognized extant and fossil genera, 588 are placed at least …

Mimicry is the phenotypic resemblance of one organism to another because the
resemblance is favored by selection from a signal receiver who perceives the resemblance …

Flight was a key innovation in the adaptive radiation of insects. However, it is a complex trait
influenced by a large number of interacting biotic and abiotic factors, making it difficult to …

Stick and leaf insects (Phasmatodea) are a distinctive insect order whose members are
characterized by mimicking various plant tissues such as twigs, foliage and bark …

Mimicry has evolved in contexts such as camouflage, predator deterrence, luring of prey,
and pollinator attraction. Mimicry of flowers has until now been demonstrated only in …

Lactation is a mammalian attribute, and the few known nonmammal examples have
distinctly different modalities. We document here milk provisioning in a jumping spider …

The evolution of many animal colours is thought to be driven by selection from visually
guided predators. Yet research has largely focused on large vertebrate predators such as …

Understanding the design of prey defenses, such as aposematic colors, involves
considering perceptual and cognitive abilities of predators that drive their evolution …

Abstract The West-Palaearctic Colobopsis ant populations have long been considered a
single species (Colobopsis truncata). We studied the diversity of this species by employing a …