Predator sounds disrupt visual attention in jumping spiders
Perception in one sensory modality can influence not only what animals attend to in another, but also whether animals increase their vigilance or remain engaged with ongoing sensory stimuli at all. Jumping spiders (Salticidae) are highly visual animals, but they are also alert to auditory cues. Previous work has shown that jumping spiders respond to the sound of the wingbeats of wasps, a…
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