I once witnessed a spider controlling a motion-activated flood light to catch prey.
Western black widow spiders (Latrodectus hesperus) remember prey capture location and size, but only alter behavior for prey caught at particular sites
Representation of different exact numbers of prey by a spider-eating predator
The execution of planned detours by spider-eating predators
A Virtual Reality Paradigm for the Study of Visually Mediated Behavior and Cognition in Spiders
Memory of prey larders in golden orb-web spiders, Nephila clavipes (Araneae: Nephilidae)
A knife in the back: use of prey-specific attack tactics by araneophagic jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)
Geographic Variation in a Spider’s Ability to Solve a Confinement Problem by Trial and Error
Jumping Spider Trickers: Deceit, Predation, and Cognition [Final Draft]
Trial-and-Error Solving of a Confinement Problem by a Jumping Spider, Portia fimbriata
Signals and Signal Choices made by the Araneophagic Jumping Spider Portia fimbriata while Hunting the Orb-Weaving Web spiders Zygiella x-notata and Zosis geniculatus
Cues by which Portia fimbriata, an araneophagic jumping spider, distinguishes jumping-spider prey from other prey
’Eight-legged cats’ and how they see—a review of recent research on jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)
Scanning and route selection in the jumping spider Portia labiata
Spider-Eating Spiders: Despite the Small Size of Their Brain, Jumping Spiders in the Genus Portia Outwit Other Spiders With Hunting Techniques That Include Trial and Error
Araneophagic jumping spiders discriminate between detour routes that do and do not lead to prey
Spiderweb Smokescreens: Spider Trickster Uses Background Noise to Mask Stalking Movements.
Cues for web invasion and aggressive mimicry signaling in Portia (Araneae, Salticidae)
Jumping Spiders Make Predatory Detours Requiring Movement Away From Prey
Spider Flexibly Chooses Aggressive Mimicry Signals for Different Prey By Trial and Error
A Review of the Ethology of Jumping Spiders (Araneae, Salticidae)
Influence of Prey Movement On the Performance of Simple Detours By Jumping Spiders
Comparative biology of Portia africana, P. albimana, P. fimbriata, P. labiata, and P. shultzi, araneophagic, web-building jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae): Usage of webs, predatory versatility, and intraspecific interactions
The principal eyes of a jumping spider have a telephoto component
Western black widow spiders (Latrodectus hesperus) remember prey capture location and size, but only alter behavior for prey caught at particular sites
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’Eight-legged cats’ and how they see—a review of recent research on jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)
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