Testing proves giant eyes of net-casting spider help with nocturnal foraging
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 08:31
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org)—A pair of researchers has tested the theory that the enormous eyes sported by net-casting spiders are to help the spider capture walking prey at night. In their paper published in the journal Biology Letters, Jay Stafstrom and Eileen Hebets, both with the University of Nebraska, describe field and lab experiments they carried out that showed the purpose of the oversized eyes.