Day 301: (I thought I had lost this verbal puzzle forever, but after three tries, I managed to boot up my ancient, retired laptop in the hopes that that's where it was. Enjoy!)
MR spiders.
MR not!
OSMR spiders...
CDBD iiiiiiii?
OSICDBD iiiiiiii!
SMR spiders!
In this case, the spider in question is Misumena vatia (Goldenrod Crab Spider), and UcanCDBD iiiiiiii...or at least the front two as little brown dots. Spiders have eight, and I'm not talking about legs. I'm talking about iiiiiiii..."eyes," the better to see you with, my dear. Now imagine a tiny spider with a tiny, tiny brain, processing information coming in from eight sides. You, human, only have to worry about two (and some of you have trouble with that, especially if you're using your cell phone while driving). A spider's peripheral vision is what makes it such a formidable hunter, and can be demonstrated by trying to sneak up on one from behind. You've probably noticed that they change position when they detect movement, bringing at least one more eye into play. You have to wonder if spiders ever feel smug about their abilities like humans do. In the visual game, spiders are definitely on top.
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