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Message: <blockquote data-quote="syzygy" data-source="post: 78557" data-attributes="member: 4361">What I've read (a long time ago) is that they are creating a silk feeding mat.  I pretty much only have slings at the moment, but in the past when I've had larger T's I remember that they would do the dance and then set killed prey down in this area and walk around the enclosure to catch other prey (or at least check if there were any others).  If nothing was found quickly it would go back and eat.  The theory was that feeding in this way did 2 things.  By creating the mat it served as a warning to other T's that might come by that this meal was spoken for.  Second, it gave the enzymes in their venom time to do its magic so that the meal could be more quickly consumed since holding a prey item makes it a harder for a T to defend itself.I don't know if this is correct, but it seems plausible.It's either that or they are just dancing while Pharrells' Happy song is playing in their brain.  Probably this one.</blockquote>