Spider Cognition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QF6kaOAuYg

An in-depth look at spider cognition, how they filter information, and how they do seemingly brilliant things with only a handful of neurons.

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MelonYellow@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 270d

Thanks for sharing! That was so well supported and researched. It was especially curious how their retinas were found to move periodically during nighttime rest, similar to how our eyes would move during REM sleep. Maybe we’ll know more about that someday. :)

binarytobis@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 274d

Travis McEnry may have much to say on the nature of spiders, but consider another nuanced take by Travis McElroy.