Spiderman had a crazy-accurate ability to avoid danger, but it probably would be even better if he had eight eyes. Real-life Adanson spiders have two types of vision that create a super dimensional grasp of the world well beyond the ability of any mammal. Some of their eyes are designed to capture in soft focus, with others capture sharp detail; the combination creates what scientists speculate is extra acute depth perception, well beyond 3D.

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