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Hanging by a thread: unusual nocturnal resting behaviour in a jumping spider

BACKGROUND: For diurnal animals that heavily rely on vision, a nocturnal resting strategy that offers protection when vision is compromised, is crucial. We found a population of a common European jumping spider (Evarcha arcuata) that rests at night by suspending themselves from a single silk thread...

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Autores principales: Rößler, Daniela C., De Agrò, Massimo, Biundo, Elia, Shamble, Paul S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8127284/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34001153
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-021-00410-3