National Geographic: Small Spiders Have Big Brains That Spill Into Their Legs


Photo Credit: Don Johnston

They're not fat, they're just big-brained: Tiny spiders have such huge brains for their body sizes that the organs can spill into the animals' body cavities, a new study shows.

Such big brains may explain why very small spiders—some less than a millimeter across—are just as good at spinning webs as bigger arachnids.

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Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 12/26/2011 7:00 AM
Categories: Invertebrates
Tags: spiders arachnids brain research
 

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