Social Spiders Reveal How Teamwork Shapes Brain Structure

Only about 0.1% of the ~53,000 spider species are social, and researchers found that social huntsman spiders have enlarged mushroom bodies linked to memory and coordination. Read more: getnews.me/social-spiders-reveal-ho... #socialspiders #brainstructure

Convergent Evolution of Sociality Causes Reduction of Mutation Rates in Spiders
Aagaard, A., Bechsgaard, J. et al.
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EMBARGOED: Social ‘Hippie’ Spiders Don't Believe in Labels | Newswise Study raises the question of whether social ‘hippie’ spiders truly have personalities at all Individual behaviour in spider communities far more fluid than previously thought Instead of fixed behaviou...

EMBARGOED: Social ‘Hippie’ Spiders Don't Believe in Labels
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