Hunting prey with different escape potentials--alternative predatory tactics in a dune dwelling salticid.(Report)

From: Journal of Arachnology | Date: September 1, 2007| Author: Bartos, Maciej | Copyright information

ABSTRACT. Generalist predators hunt a wide range of prey that possess various characteristics affecting the predators' hunting success (e.g., size, ability to detect the threat and defend against it, potential for escape). Therefore, it can be expected that the predator should flexibly react to different prey characteristics, hunting them in prey-specific ways. For a stalking predator a crucial prey feature is its ability to escape. In this study, the alternative prey-catching tact...

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