Damn Nature, You Scary! - Jumping spider mating ritual with sound: Habronattus coecatus

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Snesokk

Feb 09, 2013 at 12:24PM EST

That magnificent bastard!

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Jack Candle

Feb 09, 2013 at 01:12PM EST

10/10 would bang and/or take to mechanic

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Uploaded Feb 05, 2013 at 11:46AM EST

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Damn Nature, You Scary!

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Jumping spiders in the genus Habronattus use complex multimodal signals during courtship displays. Spiders of the H. coecatus clade, a diverse group of 23 described species, have especially complex song and dance displays. The vibratory song of H. coecatus are complex, consisting of up to 15 elements organized in functional groupings (motifs) that change as courtship progresses.

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