Table 1 The scheme of all conceivable sequences of hunting behaviors and their corresponding scores. The spider must exhibit initial exploring behavior to indicate awareness of the prey on its web; otherwise, the behavioral test would be restarted two days later. Dragging was considered the most aggressive and risky predatory behavior, and therefore individuals performing such a behavior were given 4 points.

From: Spider predatory aggressiveness exhibits diverse personality and plasticity associations and complex neurophysiological mechanisms

Behavioral Sequences

Score

Exploring

Giving up

0 point

Biting

Giving up

1 point

Watching

2 point

Dragging

4 point

Multiple biting

Giving up

2 point

Watching

3 point

Dragging

4 point

Dragging

4 point