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Mosquito method demonstration. A tethered mosquito with beating wings is moved closer to the spider within the capture cone of the web, triggering a contactless release. Video recorded at 500 fps, played back at 30 fps. Overall brightness and contrast have been adjusted.

Directional web strikes are performed by ray spiders in response to airborne prey vibrations

Sarah I. Han, and Todd A. Blackledge

Journal of Experimental Biology 2024. 227:None-None; doi: 10.1242/jeb.249237