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Friday, 26. January 2007
Topic: SCIENCE - on January 26, 2007 at 11:49:00 AM CET
The Invisible Sex Dance of Psychedelic Spiders
As if dressed for a psychedelic rave, jumping spiders sport glowing patches on their bodies to lure in eight-legged mates, a new study finds.
Jumping spiders of both sexes are known for their excellent eyesight, particularly in the ultraviolet wavelengths, and male jumping spiders are equipped with UV-reflecting scales that glow bright white and green under the sun’s ultraviolet light.
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