Organism
Peacock Spider
TL;DR
Peacock spiders demonstrate multi-modal signaling by combining visual displays (colored abdominal plates) with substrate-borne vibrations transmitted through leaves.
Peacock spiders demonstrate multi-modal signaling by combining visual displays (colored abdominal plates) with substrate-borne vibrations transmitted through leaves. This redundancy across channels ensures message fidelity even when one channel is degraded.
Notable Traits of Peacock Spider
- combines visual and vibrational signals
- multi-modal courtship display