Jumping Spider
Podcast |
Species
Publisher |
mackenmurphy.org
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Nature
Science
Social Sciences
Publication Date |
Apr 07, 2019
Episode Duration |
00:26:59
This animal forces us to ponder the nature of intelligence itself. They are running incredibly complex software on unbelievably small hardware: Their brain could fit on the head of a pin, and yet their sensory processing and strategizing abilities rival those of the smartest animals on earth.
 
Look closely at the photo above, and you will count eight eyes. This spider-hunting spider can see in all directions at once, stalk and deceive their prey, seduce them with false siren calls and manipulate them like a puppet master. Like a brilliant martial artist, this animal out-maneuvers and out-thinks their victims, risking their own life in the process.
 
Join us, today, and glimpse the unsettling depths of the spider's mind.   Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11KiGGAiD1wiW4BiMZblFHqskHfQKyLfyBJJZk-hWL3w/edit

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