A report publishing online on May 1st in the journal Current Biology, a publication of Cell Press, provides the first evidence of an animal using ultraviolet B (UVB) rays to communicate with other members of its species.
In a series of mate choice experiments with the Chinese jumping spider (Phintella vittata), the researchers found that female [...]
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