Claire. Posted March 22, 2017 #1 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Biologists say wolf spiders have a wider range of personality than once believed. Charming might not be the best way to describe a spider, but researchers at the University of Cincinnati are finding a wide spectrum of personality in a creature whose behavior was thought to be inflexible and hardwired in its genes. UC biology professor George Uetz has dedicated his career to the study of spiders, wolf spiders in particular. Spiders are simpler in neurophysiology than mice or other vertebrates, so their behavior should be determined more by DNA than any quirkiness among individuals. But Uetz said spiders have more charisma than he ever imagined. Read more: Phys.org 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaturtlehorsesnake Posted March 23, 2017 #2 Share Posted March 23, 2017 i love spiders and this is possibly my favorite article of all time 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanityitrust Posted March 23, 2017 #3 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Having seen a 'live' mating session like the researchers describe in the link in op yeah.. i am willing to be an arachnaphobe... maybe not thousands of spiders side note.. daddy longlegs spiders are very venomous.. yet they cannot pierce human skin.. and some say if you squish a spider it'll rain... schizorosa ocreata rule! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ouija ouija Posted March 23, 2017 #4 Share Posted March 23, 2017 'Spiders have personality and charisma' ........ well, DUR!!! Biologists have only just noticed that? Shame on them. Spiders are definitely in my top three favourite creatures, mainly because of their charming ways and sense of fun! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretSanta Posted March 23, 2017 #5 Share Posted March 23, 2017 They really are quite the jokesters. They especially like jumping out at me or running across the floor as I'm in the basement. I'm sure they think it's hysterical making me jump out of my skin. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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