Jumping Spiders - The Cutest Spider?

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Jumping spiders have big eyes, colorful hairs and tufts of fur. They can't see the difference between red and green when it's too dim. The reason they're so cute is that we've evolved to find them cute. And evolution for visual hunting selects four similar traits.

They dance. They flirt. They will steal your heart. They are spiders. Jumping spiders, specifically, and impassioned spider scientist Dr. Sebastian Echeverri is on board to tell you all about their sexy dances. How far can a jumping spider jump? What makes a good spider dancer? Why are they so cute? Can you sample their mating drumming and make a sick industrial-EDM track that feels like you’re in a Berlin discotheque? Buckle up for the grooviest Spooktober of your life.

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