Dr Maciej Bartos
University of Lodz
Institute of Ecology and Environment Protection
Department of Teacher Training and Biodiversity Studies
ul. Banacha 1/3
90-237 Łódź
Phone:
042 635-45-40
E-mail:
bartos(at)biol.uni.lodz.pl
Date: 22 August 2008
Movement masking is a prey-specific behaviour. Spider approaches its prey only when the prey moves. When the prey stops moving the spider freezes. More about this behaviour in my paper (Bartos 2007, 2008).
The prey in this movie is a grasshopper (in the center).