Talk:Cursorial

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"Cursorial" is not exclusive to endotherms[edit]

For example, "cursorial" is used of spiders, including jumping spiders and wolf spiders. In proportion to their size (1 - 2 mm body length) they're quick, and can sustain this for several minutes - I've seen wolf spiders running across my garden. I've also seen a youTube of a jumping spider continuously jump vertically from leaf to leaf so fast that the cinematographer struggled to keep up - I guess the jumping spider intended to abseil down on its prey (jumping spiders know a lot of tricks, and develop and remember new one). --Philcha (talk) 07:12, 19 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the heads up, I'd not heard the term used in spiders before. Mokele (talk) 11:51, 19 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

cheetahs cursorial?[edit]

The introduction says that cheetahs are NOT considered cursorial, while the “Cursorial taxa” section lists them

Adding sources and information[edit]

I noticed that this page needs more source material, so I will be adding it and I plan to elaborate on the introduction and add more information about specific adaptations for cursorial animals. This will likely involve some restructuring. I study cursoriality in some aspects so I would like to contribute to this article. I'm working on the text in my sandbox now and will be adding everything soon. Awlamprecht (talk) 03:50, 19 November 2019 (UTC)Awlamprecht[reply]