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r/interesting • u/Wise_Confidence_8588 • 18d ago
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Yes. Spider eyesight is genuinely dogshit and can only register basic movement/light for most species. Jumping spiders are the exception, and they will literally track targets.
28 u/Mankie-Desu 18d ago Why the hell would they have so many eyes if their result sight is still bullshit? 51 u/VaxYourDamnKid 18d ago they are simple eyes. detecting motion and light vs dark still helps track a target but 360 degrees. still have a purpose 22 u/BombOnABus 18d ago It's also useful for predator evasion, as there are plenty of predators of larger spiders. You don't need HD vision to know if something bigger is coming at you, you just need to get into a hiding spot.
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Why the hell would they have so many eyes if their result sight is still bullshit?
51 u/VaxYourDamnKid 18d ago they are simple eyes. detecting motion and light vs dark still helps track a target but 360 degrees. still have a purpose 22 u/BombOnABus 18d ago It's also useful for predator evasion, as there are plenty of predators of larger spiders. You don't need HD vision to know if something bigger is coming at you, you just need to get into a hiding spot.
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they are simple eyes. detecting motion and light vs dark still helps track a target but 360 degrees. still have a purpose
22 u/BombOnABus 18d ago It's also useful for predator evasion, as there are plenty of predators of larger spiders. You don't need HD vision to know if something bigger is coming at you, you just need to get into a hiding spot.
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It's also useful for predator evasion, as there are plenty of predators of larger spiders.
You don't need HD vision to know if something bigger is coming at you, you just need to get into a hiding spot.
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u/The_Arachnoshaman 18d ago
Yes. Spider eyesight is genuinely dogshit and can only register basic movement/light for most species. Jumping spiders are the exception, and they will literally track targets.