| Phidippus
clarus is a jumping spider with excellent vision that captures
prey by leaping upon it. The Jakob
lab has been studying a number of aspects of jumping spider
behavior, including spatial learning. The photo shows a spider
on an artificial nest tube that has been placed in the field.
Spiders colonize these tubes and construct silken nests within
them, to which they return at the end of the foraging day. We
are exploring the cues that spiders use to find their way back. |
