Brains of Small Spiders Overflow Into Legs

[turk_diddler]

Whole New Meaning for Thinking On Your Feet: Brains of Small Spiders Overflow Into LegsAs part of ongoing research to understand how miniaturization affects brain size and behavior, researchers measured the central nervous systems of nine species of spiders, from rainforest giants to spiders smaller than the head of a pin. As the spiders get

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[the_vulture]

That's rather interesting.

[manffa]

Spiders smaller than the head of a pin?! Nightmares forever.

[shakatany]

Fascinating.

Shakatany

[celarania]

Does anyone else feel really guilty for playing with spiders until their legs fell off?

[ryunwoofie]

You should feel bad anyway. :|

[celarania]

Well I was about 6 at the time. It's not like I do that now.

[ryunwoofie]

That's a bit more understandable. :P

[cielamara]

I initially read this as "legs of small spiders overflow into brains" and the mental image was kind of amazing.