Space-flown Jumping Spider 'Back-Flops' In Fly Hunt On Earth | Video

Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 15:50 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A Phiddipus johnsoni, or red-backed jumping spider (named Nefertiti), has returned from its time on the International Space Station. Its hunting skills were compromised when attempting to capture its prey, due to its readaptation to gravity on Earth.

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