DOI: 10.5061/dryad.m37pvmd7d
title: Data from: Conspicuous stripes on prey capture attention and reduce attacks by foraging jumping spiders

description: Many animals avoid predation using aposematic displays that pair
 toxic/dangerous defenses with conspicuous achromatic warning patterns,
 such as high-contrast stripes. To understand how these prey defenses work,
 we need to understand the decision-making of visual predators. Here we
 gave two species of jumping spiders (Phidippus
 regius and Habronattus trimaculatus) choice tests using
 live termites that had their back patterns manipulated using paper capes
 (solid white, solid black, striped). For P. regius, black and striped
 termites were quicker to capture attention. Yet despite this increased
 attention, striped termites were attacked at lower rates than either white
 or black. This suggests that the termite’s contrast with the background
 elicits attention, but the internal striped body patterning reduces
 attacks. Results from tests with H. trimaculatus were qualitatively
 similar but did not meet the threshold for statistical significance.
 Additional exploratory analyses suggest that attention to and aversion to
 stripes is at least partially innate and provide further insight into how
 decision-making played out during trials. Because of their rich diversity
 (over 6500 species) that includes variation in natural history, toxin
 susceptibility, degree of color vision, and dietary specialization,
 jumping spiders are well-suited to test broad generalizations about how
 and why aposematic displays work. 
description: All data collection methods are described in the associated
 manuscript. 
description: 1. Title of Dataset: Conspicuous stripes on prey capture attention and
 reduce attacks by foraging jumping spiders 2. Author contact information
 <br> A. Name: Lauren Gawel Institution: University of Florida
 (former undergraduate student) Email: gawel.lauren@gmail.com <br> B.
 Name: Erin Powell Institutions: University of Florida, Florida State
 Collection of Arthropods, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer
 Services, Division of Plant Industry Email: erin.powell94@gmail.com
 <br> C. Name: Michelle Brock (former undergraduate student)
 Institution: University of Florida Email: mbrock333@gmail.com <br>
 D. Name: Lisa A Taylor (corresponding author) Institution: University of
 Florida Email: lisa.taylor@ufl.edu, lisa.anne.taylor@gmail.com DATA
 & FILE OVERVIEW This dataset contains a single Excel file only,
 entitled DRYAD\_Gawel\_et\_al\_striped\_termites\_2023.xlsx.
 METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION For all methodological details of data
 collection and funding sources see the following manuscript: Gawel L,
 Powell E, Brock M, Taylor LA. Conspicuous stripes on prey capture
 attention and reduce attacks by foraging jumping spiders. Royal Society
 Open Science. The data contained in this dataset can be used to replicate
 all analyses that are detailed in the above manuscript. DATA-SPECIFIC
 INFORMATION The Excel file
 (DRYAD\_Gawel\_et\_al\_striped\_termites\_2023.xlsx) contains two sheets.
 For both sheets, all of the column headings clearly describe the contents
 of the column, and allow one to fully replicate the analyses described in
 the manuscript. Additional details are provided below for added clarity.
 The first sheet, entitled "**Prey\_choice\_tests\_w\_termites**"
 contains the data from our choice tests where we presented jumping spiders
 (*Phidippus regius* and *Habronattus trimaculatus)* with different types
 of pattern-manipulated termites. This was the primary focus of the above
 manuscript. This sheet contains the following variables: 1. **Spider ID:**
 The spider ID numbers are arbitrary and are assigned to every spider that
 we collect. The few ID numbers that appear to be missing are from spiders
 that never entered this experiment - for example, because they were
 collected at the same time as the others but died before being assigned to
 an experiment or because they were set aside to use in pilot tests or for
 other experiments going on in our lab at the time 2. **Species**: This is
 the spider species tested 3. **Trial outcome:** This column indicated
 whether an attack occurred during the trial, whether the spider only
 oriented (without an attack), or whether there was no orientation or
 attack 4. **Field-collected or lab-raised:** Indicates whether the test
 spider was field-collected or lab-raised 5. **Spider size class (total
 body length to nearest mm)**: This is the size estimate of the test spider
 on the day of their test. Note that data is missing for one individual
 (Spider ID #15) - as noted in the Notes column, this data was not
 recorded. 6. **Spider sex:** indicates if the test spiders was immature,
 adult male, or adult female on the day of their test 7. **Color of first
 termite oriented to:** This is the color of termite that the test spider
 first oriented to (black, white or striped). If there was no orientation,
 the cell reads n/a. In one case (Spider ID 47), there was no clear data on
 which color was first oriented to - in this case, the cell reads n/a and a
 note of explanation is included in the Notes column. 8. **Color of first
 termite attacked:** This is the color of termite that the test spider
 first attacked (black, white, or striped). If there was no attack, the
 cell reads n/a. 9. **Was color first oriented to the same color as
 attacked?** If there was no attack in the trial, the cell reads n/a. 10.
 **Location of attack on termite body.** This data was collected for the
 *P. regius* spiders only (see manuscript for details). As such, the cells
 for *T. trimaculatus* read n/a. In one case, there is missing data for a
 *P. regius* (Spider ID 47) - in this case, the cell reads n/a and a note
 of explanation is included in the Notes column. 11. **Notes**: Notes are
 included here if any additional information is needed (there are only two
 entries in this column) 12. **Date of collection:** This is the date that
 the test spider was collected. 13. **Time (days) in captivity between
 collection and testing**: This is only applicable to the spiders that were
 field-collected. For lab-raised spiders, the celld read 'Not
 applicable (lab-raised)'. The second sheet, entitled
 "**Termite\_movement**" includes the data collected to assess
 whether our termite treatments (adhering paper capes to termites)
 influenced their movement rates. 1. **termite treatment (black, white,
 striped, uncaped)**: this indicates the color of the cape that was put on
 the test termite (black, white, or striped) or whether the test termite
 had no cape (uncaped) 2. **time spent moving (total seconds out of 2
 minute trials):** this is the total time the test termite spent moving
 (see manuscript for additional details)