#  OEB Seminar Series: Paul S. Shamble 

 



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 **October 1, 2020** 

 03:30PM - 03:30PM EDT 

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Paul S. Shamble  
John Harvard Distinguished Science Fellow, Harvard University *How spiders jump*

 **Abstract:** Jumping is a way of life for jumping spiders (Salticidae). With seeming ease, they regularly leap gaps many times their body length. In reality, jumping presents fundamental physical and physics-based challenges. Salticids have evolved unique ways of overcoming some of the constraints inherent to this form of locomotion. This talk will explore the mechanisms of jumping in a multi-legged, silk-producing system. Using the common jumping spider *Salticus scenicus*, we developed a high-speed camera system to quantify jumps and to experimentally manipulate silk-tension. We ask how spider silk is used to control orientation and trajectory—even mid-flight—and discuss the application of these findings to future research on novel forms of locomotor control and the evolution of spider silk.

 Host: David Haig Lab

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