Scientists train spider to jump on demand

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This movie is based on work reported in “Energy and time optimal trajectories in exploratory jumps of the spider Phidippus regius” published in Scientific Reports on the 8th of May 2018. The paper is available online at www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-25227-9.

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Video edited and produced by Girupakaran Sivalingam, Bill Crowther and Mostafa Nabawy. Sound design by Conor Marsh.

Music:
The music was provided by NCS; track: Foria – Break Away [NCS Release]
Link to the track on NoCopyrightSounds YouTube:
Artist: Foria



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