VISUAL MECHANISMS OF HUNTING BEHAVIOR IN TRITE-PLANICEPS, A JUMPING SPIDER (ARANEAE, SALTICIDAE)
VISUAL MECHANISMS OF HUNTING BEHAVIOR IN TRITE-PLANICEPS, A JUMPING SPIDER (ARANEAE, SALTICIDAE)
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DOI:
10.1080/03014223.1979.10428351
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发表时间:
1979-01-01
影响因子:
1.3
通讯作者:
FORSTER, LM
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作者:
FORSTER, LM
Jumping spiders rely on visual stimuli when catching their prey. Each hunting action employed is mediated by one or more of the 3 pairs of eyes responsible for this behavior. No function has yet been demonstrated for the tiny 4 pair of eyes. Two distinct post-detection hunting strategies are used. One enables spiders to catch their prey on the run, and the other controls the capture of stationary prey. Exclusive components of each strategy are chasing, a function of the anterior-lateral eyes, and stalking, a function of the anterior-median eyes. Collaborative visual mechanisms result in a smooth transition from one mode of behavior to another. Both strategies employ common behavioral elements that exploit specialized properties of the 4 anterior eyes. Successful prey capture is a measure of their physiological and behavioral synchronization. Short jumps towards targets moving at an angular velocity of more than 15.degree./s are mediated by the anterior-lateral eyes when the anterior-median eyes are covered. A significant negative correlation (P < 0.005) is shown between these short jump distances and target velocity; the anterior-lateral eyes must process information relative to the variables. Unilateral occlusion of an adjacent pair of anterior eyes (an anterior-lateral and an anterior-median) demonstrates that visual information transmitted by the sighted pair controls the specialized hunting postures on that particular side of the body. Similarly blinded males exhibit bilateral leg-raising responses to each other and to females. The mechanisms of visual control in agonistic and courtship behavior probably differ from those that direct prey-catching sequences.