Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies

The paper identifies genomic signatures of convergent evolution in spiders that build funnel webs, highlighting shared genetic changes in genes related to nervous system function.

The paper documents new distributional records of Argiope spiders in India, resurrects a species as valid, and reports first in situ photographs of two rare species.

This study investigates abdomen bobbing in jumping spiders as a dynamic anti-predatory visual signal, finding it increases during conspecific and predator encounters.

This study reconstructs the phylogeny of raft- and nursery web spiders, finds that Dolomedes and Pisauridae are not monophyletic, and links lifestyle evolution to climatic changes.

This study examines sexual dimorphism in jump kinematics of Peacock spiders, finding similar accelerations but differences in take-off duration, angle, and g-force between males and females.

This study investigates the diversification mode and evolutionary drivers of red devil spiders in the Canary Islands, finding an early burst of diversification and trophic specialization as key factors.

This study examines eye size allometry and ecological factors in spiders, finding variable growth dynamics and significant allometric shifts linked to ecological adaptations.

The paper describes the discovery of a new species of Paleoamblypygi and uses it to generate the first molecular phylogeny of whip spiders, showing the importance of relict taxa in divergence time estimation.