Study suggests blue hue for tarantulas not about attracting a mate
Monday, November 30, 2015 - 08:50
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers affiliated with the University of Akron and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography has found via lab study that the blue color present in many species of tarantula does not appear to be related to attracting a mate. As they report in their paper published in the journal Science Advances, both genders have limited eyesight and do not appear able to discern the color blue.