donderdag 7 juni 2012
'Vampire spiders' spot victims by antennae
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/18298475
"Vampire" jumping spiders from East Africa identify their mosquito victims by their antennae, research has revealed.
A team led by scientists from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand studied the "unique" arachnids.
They used model "Frankenstein mosquitoes" and 3D animation to investigate the spiders' diet.
Results showed that spiders could see minute differences in body and antennae appearance when choosing their prey
"The thing that really amazed me is that I actually never heard of this spiders but I find them rather fascinating!
I'm also happy that he only lives in Africa and not in europe! and he kills mosquitos "for a living" so who wouldn't like that, a few less mosquitos!
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See, I always knew spiders were actually bright creatures. I don't get it why people are so afraid of these tiny eight legged "creapy" crawlies.
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