Tarantula Wolf Spider

Tarantula Spiders Don't Need Any Measuring Scales To Calculate Distance, They Have Lateral Eyes

Medicine & Technology Apr 23, 2017

Ability to measure the direction and the perception of distance makes tarantula spiders the ultimate navigator. Autonomous University of Madrid researchers found tarantula use their four pairs of lateral eyes to calculate the angle of polarized light which gives them the direction.

Tarantula Wolf Spider

Tarantula Spiders Don't Need Any Measuring Scales To Calculate Distance, They Have Lateral Eyes

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