Title: | Behavioural Ecology: Spiders Play the Imitation Game |
Address: | "Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, K1S 5B6, Canada. Electronic address: TomSherratt@cunet.carleton.ca" |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.cub.2017.08.021 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1879-0445 (Electronic) 0960-9822 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Examples of mimicry are widely celebrated because of the remarkable physical similarities they entail. A new study shows how an ant-mimicking spider uses behaviour to create the illusion of antennae, while walking in a manner resembling ants following pheromone trails" |
Keywords: | Animals Ecology Imitative Behavior Predatory Behavior *Spiders Walking; |
Notes: | "MedlineSherratt, Tom N eng Comment England 2017/10/11 Curr Biol. 2017 Oct 9; 27(19):R1074-R1076. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.08.021" |