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A new genus of neonine jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae: Neonini) from Australia.

open access: yesRecords of the Australian Museum
The Neonini is a tribe of small (1–5 mm) jumping spiders found in the Holarctic, East Asia and Australasia. They are very common in Australia where they make up the smallest sized salticids in the litter fauna.
Barry J. Richardson
doaj   +1 more source

Zur Springspinnenfauna (Araneae, Salticidae) der griechischen Dodekanes- Insel Kos, mit zwölf Erstnachweisen

open access: yesArachnologische Mitteilungen, 2016
Twelve species of jumping spiders were recorded for the first time for the Greek Dodecanese island of Kos. Five of these species (Euophrys rufibarbis, Heliophanus equester, Menemerus taeniatus, Phlegra lineata and Pseudicius badius) are considered first ...
Schäfer, Michael
doaj   +1 more source

A new jumping spider

open access: yes, 1892
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
openaire   +2 more sources

Extraocular Photoreception in Optic Lobes, Suckers, and Skin of Octopus vulgaris

open access: yesIntegrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Evidence of extra‐ocular photoreception in Octopus vulgaris (a) Diagram of the O. vulgaris different tissues considered: SPB, sucker proximal big; SPL, sucker proximal large; SM, sucker medium; SD, sucker distal; SK, skin; OL, optic lobes; RT, retina; (b‐d) Gene expression analysis of Ov‐GRK1 (red), Ov‐retinochrome (green), Ov‐rhodopsin (blue) mRNA ...
Valeria Maselli   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unravelling Evolutionary Dynamics of Female Sexual Cannibalism and Male Reproductive Strategies in Spiders

open access: yesIntegrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Sexual cannibalism (SC), where one mating partner consumes the other in the context of mating, is especially prevalent among spiders. However, the evolution of SC in spiders is still not fully understood. We review key hypotheses for SC and explore how female‐initiated SC has driven the evolution of various male counter‐adaptations to mitigate its ...
Simona Kralj‐Fišer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sex Role–Dependent Behavioral and Architectural Divergence in a Jumping Spider

open access: yesIntegrative Zoology, EarlyView.
The graphical abstract contrasts sex‐equivalent cognition (route‐planning & memory) with female‐biased nest architecture. Both sexes perform similarly in cognitive tests, but females build complex, geometry‐matching nests while males make simple shelters.
Yirong Wang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

First records of Epeus bicuspidatus and description of a new species of Epeus (Araneae, Salticidae) from Vietnam [PDF]

open access: yesBiodiversity Data Journal
Epeus is a genus of jumping spiders (Salticidae) comprising 20 species, four of which have been recorded in Vietnam.In this paper, we present descriptions and illustrations of two jumping spider species of the genus Epeus from Vietnam. Epeus bicuspidatus
Duc-Toan Vu   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

(Un)threading Rhythms: On Affect and Vibe in a Rave

open access: yesAnthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Toronto, raves arise across large nightclubs, DIY venues and outdoors, despite changing regulations that have further arranged and narrowed their possibility in the past 4 years. Following a rave in Toronto, this work explores ways that potentialities and affects emerge in a single night, through my entry of taking part in dancing and ...
Tatiana Yunadi
wiley   +1 more source

Two new Thiratoscirtus species from Gabon (Araneae, Salticidae, Thiratoscirtinae)

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Taxonomy, 2015
Two new species of jumping spiders, Thiratoscirtus oberleuthneri (♂) and Th. lamboji (♀), are described from Gabon, one of the least explored areas of the Afrotropics. Both species live in rainforest, at the forest floor.
Michael Seiter, Wanda Wesolowska
doaj   +1 more source

Breathing in Plants and Chaos—Cosmic Tree Events in Cameroon and Beyond

open access: yesAnthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contemporary practices of tapping into the wisdom of ancestral trees are described through three entangled recent events lived within the context of Bantu practices in Cameroon. In the three instances, the steered or chance encounters with high potency trees were serendipitous telling moments which brought something new to the horizon.
Julie Laplante   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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