Animal behavior: Timing escape on angular size or angular velocity?

Curr Biol

Newcastle University Biosciences Institute, Henry Wellcome Building, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK. Electronic address:

Published: February 2023

Animals avoid rapidly approaching objects. In many arthropods, angular size is a common visual cue used to decide the time of avoidance. A new study shows that fiddler crabs decide when to escape based on object angular expansion velocity.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.11.050DOI Listing

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