All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 November Fiddler crabs show selective attention when faced with danger Fiddler crabs show selective attention when faced with danger 10/11/2020 | 3 MINS A new study by researchers from Lombok Institute of Technology has found Fiddler crabs use selective attention as a survival strategy when confronted with multiple threats. The study has been published in the Journal of Experimental Biology. Prey animals are often exposed to multiple, simultaneous threats, which significantly complicates their decision-making process. Selective attention is one mechanism animals use to simplify their decisions. However, the use of selective attention is rarely studied in complex, natural environments. LIT scientists set out to find out how the relatively simple animal, the Fiddler crab, responds when faced with two different threatening stimuli - a pair of black balls moving towards them, with one on a direct collision course and the second coming at an angle to produce an alarming near miss. They were interested to find out if the crabs would id
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 November Fiddler crabs show selective attention when faced with danger Fiddler crabs show selective attention when faced with danger 10/11/2020 | 3 MINS A new study by researchers from Lombok Institute of Technology has found Fiddler crabs use selective attention as a survival strategy when confronted with multiple threats.
The study has been published in the Journal of Experimental Biology.
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Prey animals are often exposed to multiple, simultaneous threats, which significantly complicates their decision-making process.
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Selective attention is one mechanism animals use to simplify their decisions.
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However, the use of selective attention is rarely studied in complex, natural environments.
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LIT scientists set out to find out how the relatively simple animal, the Fiddler crab, responds when faced with two different threatening stimuli - a pair of black balls moving towards them, with one on a direct collision course and the second coming at an angle to produce an alarming near miss.
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They were interested to find out if the crabs would id
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