Predation by avian predators may have initiated the evolution of myrmecomorph spiders

Abstract Myrmecomorphy is a strategy utilized by a variety of species, among which spiders are the most common. It is supposed that myrmecomorphy tends to be selected by predator avoidance of preying on ants rather than by blind ant workers. To date, this hypothesis has been tested mainly on inverte...

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Main Authors: Petr Veselý, Juraj Dobrovodský, Roman Fuchs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96737-2