Bauer-Nilsen, Olivia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0105-3679
O’Toole, Frank
Uetz, George W. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6829-7424
Article History
Received: 1 July 2024
Revised: 8 December 2024
Accepted: 10 February 2025
First Online: 20 February 2025
Declarations
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: To our knowledge, no animal welfare laws or regulations in the USA or the State of Ohio govern the use of invertebrates such as spiders in research. Wherever possible, we adhered to the “Guidelines for the treatment of animals in behavioral research and teaching” (Animal Behavior 85 (2013) 287–295) of the Animal Behavior Society. At the end of this study, spiders were either transferred to another researcher in the Uetz lab for further study, or ultimately humanely euthanized with CO2 and freezing.
: The authors have no conflict of interest.