If you hate the rain, you have something in common with wolf spiders.
If you hate the rain, you have something in common with wolf spiders.
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati found that wolf spiders can’t signal others or perceive danger from predators as easily on rain-soaked leaves compared to dry ones. Even communicating with would-be mates is harder after it rains.
The study was published in the Journal of Insect Behavior.
Biologists in UC’s College of Arts and Sciences studied Schizocosa ocreata, a wolf spider found across much of the United States. Males respond to chemical signals from females by using a combination of visual and vibratory signals for courtship.
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