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Dépôt d’une araignée au stade juvénile dans une arène pour un test de socialité

Placing a juvenile spider in an arena for a sociality test. This spider will then be exposed to another young spider so that their interactions can be studied. Spiders are generally solitary, but go through a temporary social period during their juvenile phase, which then ceases during the dispersion phase. Research scientists are trying to identify the fundamental mechanisms that favour the emergence of cooperation between individuals leading to the formation of lasting societies.

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