Masquerading comes at various costs and benefits. The principal benefit being the
avoidance of predators. The orb-web spider Cyclosa ginnaga has a silver body and adds a …

Traps are rarely used by animals, despite the plausible benefits of broadening the number
and diversity of prey that sit-and-wait foragers might be able to capture. The most well …

Few predators forage by both day and night. It remains unknown, however, how the costs
and benefits of foraging or signaling are partitioned in animals that forage at all times. The …

Simple Summary Spiders are common predators found in almost every type of environment,
and are used as model organisms in studies ranging from communication and signalling to …

Despite being widely known as a diverse group of predators, spiders are also a regular prey
item of several vertebrate and invertebrate predators. Some of these organisms (eg, wasp …

Conspicuous body colouration in sedentary predators such as orb web spiders seems
paradoxical as potential prey can see and avoid the webs. Several studies have …

Animal structures come at material, energetic, time, and expression costs. Some orb-web
spiders add three-dimensional barrier structures to their webs, but many do not. Predator …

Distinct predator groups perceive prey colour and brightness differently because they
harbour distinct visual systems. Therefore, the evaluation of the presence of visual‐based …

Predators use a variety of strategies for capturing prey. Trap‐building predators can save on
searching and encountering costs by investing in the construction and maintenance of traps …

Animal construction allows organisms to cope with environmental variations but the
physiological costs of such behaviour are still poorly understood. The aim of the present …