Only one arthropod group, jumping spiders (Salticidae), showed a response opposite to that of the other groups by being more abundant in the wetter parts of the wetland. This response was primarily observed in one genus (Attulus, mainly A. caricis). The fact that very few arthropod taxa responded positively to flooding contrasts with the patterns observed in arthropods captured using Malaise traps (Åhlén, Jarsjö and Hambäck 2023). These traps mainly capture flying species, and the groups responding positively to flooding included tree- and leafhoppers (Auchennorhyncha, see also Rothenbücher and Schaefer 2006), aphids and psyllids (Sternorhyncha), gall midges (Cecidomyiidae) and grass flies (Chloropidae). A common characteristic among these groups is that they are primarily plant feeders (with the exception of some Chloropidae). Their positive response to flooding may be related to differences in plant quality or quantity between wetter and drier sites (but see Sipura, et al. 2002 for a different view on plant quality in wetlands). Alternatively, these species may benefit from the observed lower densities of several predator groups in the wetter parts of the wetland (see also Verschut and Hambäck 2018).