Interesting Spider Fact!

[Laurul Feather Cat]

I always wondered how spiders can do what they do. They do amazing things and seem rather intelligent in an insect-like way. This explains it...

	Tiny Spiders, BIG Brains
	A team of scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama have found that a spider's brain can be so large that it fills the body cavity and overflows into the legs. According to staff scientist William Wcislo, "The smaller the animal, the more it has to invest in its brain, which means even very tiny spiders are able to weave a web and perform other fairly complex behaviors. We discovered that the central nervous systems of the smallest spiders fill up almost 80 percent of their total body cavities, including about 25 percent of their legs."

 

[Bokkapooh]

Smart little guys.

 

[Mizzely]

That's so cool!

 

[redlored]

Awesome and informative! Thanks for sharing

 

[Katster]

Cool fact!!

 

[Laurul Feather Cat]

With the spider pictures and dramas we have had here on the Avenue the last month or so, I thought you guys might find it interesting. I forgot to say I got the information from the Smithsonian newsletter. There is a good article on the Smithsonian website about spiders this months.

 

[merlinsmom13]

So its true they seek me out to scare me They are too smart