A Spider’s World

A The General Biology of Cupiennius.- I How it All Began.- II The Relatives — Who Is Who?.- III The Habitat.- IV Daily Activity Rhythm.- V No Spider Without Poison.- B Sensory Systems.- VI The Special Significance of Mechanical Senses.- VII The Measurement of Strain in the Exoskeleton.- VIII The Vibration Sense.- IX Trichobothria — The Measurement of Air Movement.- X Proprioreception.- XI The Eyes.- XII Chemoreception.- XIII Hygro- and Thermoreception: Blumenthal’s Tarsal Organ.- C The Central Nervous System and Its Peripheral Nerves.- XIV The Central Nervous System.- XV The Route for Afferent Inputs to the CNS.- XVI Two Visual Systems in One Brain.- XVII Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators.- D Senses and Behavior.- XVIII Signposts to the Prey: Substrate Vibrations.- XIX Signposts to the Prey: Airflow Stimuli.- XX Courtship and Vibratory Communication.- XXI Kinesthetic Orientation.- XXII Visual Targets.- XXIII Raising the Body When Walking over an Obstacle.- XXIV Locomotion and Leg Reflexes.- XXV Swinging to a New Plant: the Dispersal of the Spiderlings.- Epilogue.- References.- Appendix (Identification Key).