Relationship between escape speed and flight distance in a wolf spider, Hogna carolinensis (Walckenaer 1805).

From: Journal of Arachnology | Date: January 1, 2005| Author: Formanowicz, Daniel R., Jr.; Nelson, Matthew K. | Copyright information

ABSTRACT. The relationship between running speed and flight distance is an important one in terms of escape from predators, especially in species that may have multiple defensive strategies. In the wolf spider Hogna carolinensis, one important antipredator mechanism is flight. We examined the relationship between sprint speed and flight distance in wolf spiders by measuring sprint speed on a running track and, in a separate set of experiments with the same individual spiders, measu...

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