tropotaxis

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tropotaxis (noun; Greek tropos, turn; taxis, arrangement): A type of taxis in which an animal directs itself in relation to a source of stimulation by comparing the amount of stimulation on either side of it, i.e., spiders in their web retrieving their prey

See also: klinotaxis, telotaxis.