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HOW DO JUMPING SPIDERS CATCH UP ON THEIR PREY : A MODEL FOR PURSUIT BEHAVIOUR. (ARANEAE; SALTICIDAE) Lyn. M. Forster, McMasters Rd., RD 1, Saddle Hill, Dunedin. New Zealand. Malcolm R. Forster, Philosophy Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA. Preliminary Draft, 06 Aug 1999 INTRODUCTION To catch a ball thrown into the air, we need to estimate its direction, speed and likely place of ...

Jumping spiders Family Salticidae Home ------ These are my favorite spiders. When you have attracted their attention, they follow you with their big eyes. They are friendly little creatures that always like to jump on your camera or your fingers. Their life in the warm radiation of the sun have produced a variety and coloration not matched by any other spider. You can see their coloring even ...

Prey capture and mating behavior in jumping spiders belonging to the genus Portia By Patrick Odenbeck e-mail: heinous12000@yahoo.com Abstract Salticids more commonly known as jumping spiders have a highly developed vision in comparison to other spiders. The reason for this is because of the large anterior median (or principal) eyes that these spiders possess. These large eyes allow for an ...