Christopher Buddle /newsroom/taxonomy/term/7054/all en Christopher Buddle /newsroom/christopher-buddle Thu, 19 Dec 2019 19:35:06 +0000 Anonymous 23408 at /newsroom Pesticides: more toxic than previously thought? /newsroom/channels/news/pesticides-more-toxic-previously-thought-254401 <p>Insecticides that are sprayed in orchards and fields across North America may be more toxic to spiders than scientists previously believed. Wed, 05 Aug 2015 18:56:52 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 24391 at /newsroom The personalities of spiders /newsroom/channels/news/personalities-spiders-254382 <p>Even jumping spiders have personalities scientists have discovered. A "shy" individual will not make the same choices as a "bold" individual. This means that some individuals, because of their personality type, will capture more prey than others, and will therefore have a larger effect on local ecosystems.</p> <p> Tue, 04 Aug 2015 21:07:06 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 24388 at /newsroom