The largest family of spiders, jumping spiders (Salticidae), is known for performing complex
visually mediated predatory and courtship behavior. As cursorial predators, they rely on their …

The term “animacy perception” describes the ability of animals to detect cues that indicate
whether a particular object in the environment is alive or not. Such skill is crucial for survival …

By selectively focusing on a specific portion of the environment, animals can solve the
problem of information overload, toning down irrelevant inputs and concentrating only on the …

'Biological motion'refers to the distinctive kinematics observed in many living organisms,
where visually-observable points on the animal move at fixed distances from each other …

The development of high-throughput behavioral assays, where numerous individual animals
can be analyzed in various experimental conditions, has facilitated the study of animal …

We examine the distributed visual system of spiders, an ancient and diverse lineage of
predators. Across families, prey-capture strategies include active pursuit, sit-and-wait …

Simple Summary Seemingly disconnected elements of the environment, like the two visible
halves of an animal behind a tree, can be correctly interpreted as part of the same object …

By selectively focusing on a specific portion of the environment, animals can solve the
problem of information overload, toning down irrelevant inputs and concentrate only on the …

Highlights•We tested boldness and visual habituation in the spider Menemerus
semilimbatus.•Spiders showed consistent boldness type in four behavioural …

The majority of jumping spiders are visual hunters that capture a wide range of prey. While
they are known to use specific predatory techniques against different prey, their prey …