Date (Publication)

2024-07-09

Citation identifier

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/ee7ba05a-449b-466e-840c-8de1d3f1d4d1

Citation identifier

doi: / 10.5285/ee7ba05a-449b-466e-840c-8de1d3f1d4d1

Other citation details

Taylor, C., Dawson, J.J., D’Cruz, T., Jackson, H.J., Lowe, R., Rees, H., Richardson, J., Sains, J., Short, F., Gilbert, F., Reader, T. (2024). Invertebrate behavioural responses to 3D-printed insect replicas, featuring combinations of traits from wasps and flies, in laboratory trials. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/ee7ba05a-449b-466e-840c-8de1d3f1d4d1

Point of contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
University of Nottingham	Taylor, C.	c.taylor@nottingham.ac.uk	Author
University of Nottingham	Dawson, J.J.	mbyjd10@nottingham.ac.uk	Author
University of Nottingham	D’Cruz, T.	tahiredcruz0@gmail.com	Author
University of Nottingham	Jackson, H.J.	mbzhjj@nottingham.ac.uk	Author
University of Nottingham	Lowe, R.	beclowe21@gmail.com	Author
University of Nottingham	Rees, H.	hallie.mhr@gmail.com	Author
University of Nottingham	Richardson, J.	mbyjr16@nottingham.ac.uk	Author
University of Nottingham	Sains, J.	mbyjs21@nottingham.ac.uk	Author
University of Nottingham	Short, F.	mbyfs8@nottingham.ac.uk	Author
University of Nottingham	Gilbert, F.	plzfg@nottingham.ac.uk	Author
University of Nottingham	Reader, T.	plztr@nottingham.ac.uk	Author
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre		info@eidc.ac.uk	Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre		info@eidc.ac.uk	Publisher
University of Nottingham		EMAIL NOT PROVIDED	Owner
University of Nottingham	Taylor, C.	c.taylor@nottingham.ac.uk	Point of contact

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

• Environmental Monitoring Facilities

Wikidata

• Mantidae
• Salticidae
• Thomisidae
• Synema globosum

GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3

• laboratory
• insect
• hymenopteran
• spider
• predator

Keywords

• Animal behaviour

• Batesian mimicry

• hoverfly

• Syrphidae

• wasp

• praying mantis

• jumping spider

• phiddipus

• audax

• Shiny crab-spider

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This resource is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence

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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Taylor, C., Dawson, J.J., D’Cruz, T., Jackson, H.J., Lowe, R., Rees, H., Richardson, J., Sains, J., Short, F., Gilbert, F., Reader, T. (2024). Invertebrate behavioural responses to 3D-printed insect replicas, featuring combinations of traits from wasps and flies, in laboratory trials. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/ee7ba05a-449b-466e-840c-8de1d3f1d4d1

Language

English

Character set

UTF8

Topic category

• Environment

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Comma-separated values (CSV)

Distributor contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre		info@eidc.ac.uk	Distributor

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	https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/ee7ba05a-449b-466e-840c-8de1d3f1d4d1	Download the data

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	https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/ee7ba05a-449b-466e-840c-8de1d3f1d4d1.zip	Supporting information

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Non geographic dataset

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nonGeographicDataset

Statement

We investigated how different species of invertebrate, all potential predators of flower-visiting insects, responded to 3D printed wasp-like and fly-like stimuli. Our predators were jumping spiders, crab spiders and praying mantises. Each received training to associate wasp stimuli with a negative experience, while fly stimuli were not associated with any positive or negative experience. We then tested predator responses to a range of novel mimetic stimuli with varying levels of similarity to the wasp stimulus. The aim was to determine how accurately a stimulus needed to mimic the negatively-conditioned wasp stimulus before it would be mistaken for the wasp by the predators . Behavioural observations were conducted in real time during the experimental trials, with video recordings taken in some cases for later reference. A stopwatch was used for timings. Data have been cleaned (for example, removal of invalid or unused data points) and formatted using custom scripts in R v4.3.2.

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ee7ba05a-449b-466e-840c-8de1d3f1d4d1 XML

Metadata language

English

Character set

8859 Part 1

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Non geographic dataset

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nonGeographicDataset

Date stamp

2025-11-13T16:25:16

Metadata standard name

UK GEMINI

Metadata standard version

2.3

Metadata author

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre		info@eidc.ac.uk	Point of contact