How Peacock Spiders Make Rainbows on Their Backsides, Smart News

The adorable arachnids use specialized scales to break light into its component colors to produce some of nature's tiniest rainbows

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The Flying Peacock Spider (Maratus volans) is one of 107 species of peacock spider. They display a unique mating dance by raising a colorful abdomen flap and two legs and shaking them

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Studying Nature's Smallest Rainbows, Produced by Peacock Spiders, May Inspire New Optical Technologies

Adorable New Peacock Spiders Will Rock Your World

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