Ambidexterity in arachnida question?

Question to anyone that may know....

Are there right side or left side dominance in arachnids?
Or are all ambidextrous?

Thanks in advance,
Pb

Phrynus said:

Are there right side or left side dominance in arachnids?
Or are all ambidextrous?

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I'll let you know when I finally find an occupational therapist for my smithi....

In all seriousness I'm not sure what you're asking (and for what purpose?) or if this question has an answer.

Fair enough,, I'll elaborate...,
Chances are you have a left or right handed dominance. The majority of folks are right-handed... my question is, have any studies observed a one side dominance in arachnids? . various crustaceans are dominant on one side, but I believe it has more to do with a specialized claw,,, arachnids, I'm not sure about.

I've never of it before, just a question.

Phrynus said:

Fair enough,, I'll elaborate...,
Chances are you have a left or right handed dominance. The majority of folks are right-handed... my question is, have any studies observed a one side dominance in arachnids? . various crustaceans are dominant on one side, but I believe it has more to do with a specialized claw,,, arachnids, I'm not sure about.

I've never of it before, just a question.

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Well if you look at what makes us that way
There is a (I'm going to use no medical terms her so peeps can understand lol)
Wall dividing the two hemispheres of the brain
Only certain neurons pass through there for communication purposes
And that's where information is flipped
Which happens a lot in the CNS
Such as your vision
So the information on the right side of your brain goes to the left side of your body vise versa
So your left hand is controlled by the section of the brain that controls your hands on your right brain hemisphere
Look up an image of what your brain thinks your body looks like it's very interesting
Like it thinks your hands are all huge (well just where more neurons are for feel and touch sensitivity)

I don't think spiders have that
Or what you can research to see if their neurons are subdivided into halts
I don't they they are
I think they process each limb Individually
So there really isn't a right or left for them but rather they feel in planes
Since they can't see good they web and feel vibrations
And I don't think they can determine right or left in their body but would know which direction the vibrations are coming from
Look at a ts gait see if it walks in symmetry

I just listed a few ideas to help you solve your question
The brain is incredible
One neuron in your body can have over 10,000 other neurons connected to it while connection to 10k others
Processing and sending out information to everyone
And they're billions of neurons in your brain
We know literally NOTHING about it lol and won't for millions of year

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In short I don't think so lol

Very interesting! Thanks for the insight
Pb

Short answer, all animals have laterality. Long answer, put handedness in animals in your search engine and fasten your seat belts. Good article: http://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/BF03337470#page-1