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Tap Dancing Spiders Seek Pas de Deux

The male of many species will go to great lengths to convince the female that his genes are worthy of passing on to future generations. Displays of size, strength, colors, and so on are deployed throughout the animal kingdom in mating rituals. Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have discovered a new ‘come hither’ ploy used by spiders: tap dancing.