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"Jumping spiders – one of the largest spider families – get their name from the
extraordinary jumps they make to hunt prey, to navigate and also to evade
predators.
Male jumping spiders also jump to escape from cannibalistic females and
competing males. So they are under tremendous pressure to jump efficiently and
rapidly.
We studied the jumping abilities of miniature male and female Australian
peacock spiders. We found that the males – incredibly light creatures, weighing
just 2 milligrams – have the highest acceleration among any known jumping
spider.
Our study is the first to explore and identify differences in how male and
female jumping spiders undertake their impressive jumps. It’s now published in
the
Journal of Experimental Biology."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
