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 …

Many animals avoid predation using aposematic displays that pair toxic/dangerous
defences with conspicuous achromatic warning patterns, such as high-contrast stripes. To …

Vibrant male coloration and energetic courtship displays set jumping spiders apart from
most arachnids, which typically rely on nonvisual stimuli. Like many other spiders, female …

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 …

Chemically defended prey often advertise their toxins with bright and conspicuous colors. To
understand why such colors are effective at reducing predation, we need to understand the …

Multimodal warning displays often pair one signal modality (odor) with a second modality
(color) to avoid predation. Experiments with bird predators suggest these signal components …

A key challenge for generalist predators is avoiding toxins in prey. Species-specific
strategies range from total avoidance of distasteful (and potentially toxic) prey to the use of …

Understanding how the psychology of predators shapes the defenses of colorful aposematic
prey has been a rich area of inquiry, with emphasis on hypothesis-driven experiments that …

Jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) possess a visual system that is exceptional among
arthropods, mainly due to its unmatched acuity. Although vision of these spiders has been …

Ants and jumping spiders are prominent invertebrate predators in terrestrial ecosystems.
Many jumping spiders are thought to avoid ants and their ant mimicking spiders, yet little is …