SPIDERS have always lived alongside humans, so it’s surprising how much we still don’t know about them. One long-standing ...

Spiders have always lived alongside humans, so it’s surprising how much we still don’t know about them. One long-standing ...

In a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, we demonstrated that male spiders use olfactory ...

In a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, we demonstrated that male spiders use olfactory ...

We then exposed each sensillum to a puff containing the pheromone compound. We found that even a tiny amount of the pheromone compound—just 20 nanograms—was sufficient to elicit a clear ...

The specimens were collected during the rainy season. The climate of the area is "As" following Koeppen's system, with two distinct seasons: a dry summer and a wet winter (Kottek et al. 2006).