Importance of the antenniform legs, but not vision, for homing by the neotropical whip spider Paraphrynus laevifrons
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DOI: 10.1242/jeb.149823
Abstract: ABSTRACT Amblypygids, or whip spiders, are nocturnal, predatory arthropods that display a robust ability to navigate to their home refuge. Prior field observations and displacement studies in amblypygids demonstrated an ability to home from distances… read more here.
Keywords: home; antenniform legs; whip; ability ... See more keywords