Peacock Spider Courtship: Color, Vibration and Dance
At a scale of only a few millimeters, a male peacock spider approaches a female. He raises his elongated third pair of legs, elevates his brilliantly patterned abdomen, and begins …
Animal Communication
Greater Honeyguide Human Cooperation: How Birds Lead People to Honey
In a dry woodland in southeastern Africa, a honey hunter produces a distinctive rolling call. From somewhere among the trees, a greater honeyguide answers. The person calls again, the bird …
Prairie Dog Alarm Calls Are More Complex Than a Simple Warning
A black-tailed prairie dog stands upright beside its burrow, watching movement across the grassland. A potential predator is approaching. Seconds later, a sharp vocalization carries through the colony, and nearby …