Testing presence of directionality information in female spider silk trails through male trail-following behavior
Michelle Beyer,
Kardelen Özgün Uludag,
Maylis Lailler
et al.
Abstract:Mate search is challenging for solitary species. Trails represent a particularly potent, target-oriented means for finding mates, as trail-following increases encounter rates between individuals compared to random search. Embedding directionality information into the trail allows individuals to follow trails correctly to the source. Yet, directionality remains poorly understood. Spiders deposit trails during locomotion consisting of silk lines and substrate-borne chemicals. We conducted multiple experiments to… Show more
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