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# Portia jumping spider

Portia fimbriata / labiata

A jumping spider that plans detours. It takes routes that lead away from its prey and out of sight.

Neurons

No published count

## Evidence

* It makes detours to reach prey, planning routes that first lead away from the prey and out of sight.  
Tarsitano MS, Jackson RR (1997) Araneophagic jumping spiders discriminate between detour routes that do and do not lead to prey. Anim Behav 53(2):257-266\. doi:10.1006/anbe.1996.0372.

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