A recent study on Phidippus regius suggests they may be able to recognize individual spiders by sight, reacting differently to familiar and unfamiliar individuals. That alone should make people stop underestimating them.
They are also built for precision. Studies suggest they adjust jumps to the situation/enviroment, and that the power comes mainly from muscle rather than some simple spring-loaded catapult system or "hydraulic pressure."
Jumping spiders also do not use all of their eyes in the same way. Different eye pairs handle different visual jobs. Their eyesight is so sharp that researchers have suggested jumping spiders should be able to see the moon!
Their metallic chelicerae can shift between green, blue, and violet because of microscopic structures that bend light. Even cooler is that some jumping spider species show an REM sleep-like state!
The more you learn about these amazing spiders, the more fascinating they become.
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