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27-01-2007, 02:01 PM
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| |  Incy Wincy..
I wondered if this might be of interest to anyone. Mating rituals of jumping spiders Discovery Channel :: News - Animals :: Glowing Faces, Legs Turn Spiders On
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27-01-2007, 03:18 PM
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| | | Re: Incy Wincy..
I think there was a piece on this in the New Scientist this week- love those close-ups of spider faces! |
27-01-2007, 04:47 PM
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| | | Re: Incy Wincy..
Just goes to show what we miss given our spectral range
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27-01-2007, 06:10 PM
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| | | Re: Incy Wincy..
That's absolutely fascinating, Jaki.
But think of the psycological damage, feelings of rejection, etc., to the poor spiders used in the experiment! 
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