EPISODE · Nov 28, 2022 · 1H 3M
5. I hate spiders - let's talk about Ogre Faced Spiders
from The Dog Hair is Free
This spider's eyes are too expensive to keep around 24/7 so God burns them out of it's stupid little spider skull every morning, bright and early, just so that it can REGROW them at night. Repeat process ad nauseam. And as always, that's not all... * Sources:Taxonomy (biology) wikiBinomial Nomenclature wikiDeinopis Spinosa wikiOgre Faced Spider - University of FL Featured CreaturesSpider eye arrangement terminology -bug guide siteHow Spiders see the world - Australian Museum site F#, focal lens, & aperture glossary definition - Infiniti Electro OpticsF number wikiHow to calculate the f-stop of the human eye - popphotoThe physiological optics of Dinopis Subrufus L.Koch: a fish lens in a spider - The royal society publishing siteTapetum Lucidum wikiWhat Big eyes you have! Spider adaptation widened dietary net - University of NabraskaLittle Transformers: Deinopis, the ogre-faced spider blog postThe Ogre Face Spider hunts using Sound article - Indiana Public Media site This ogre faced spider can hear prey through its legs article - The scientist siteSecret Worlds review: Immerse yourself in amazing animal senses - New Scientist siteAbout Peripheral nerves - UC San Diego Health site * Socials:Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thedoghairisfree/Facebook - The Dog Hair is FreeTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thedoghairisfreeRSS - https://rss.com/podcasts/thedoghairisfree/SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/taylor-brown-312767290
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