Tiny Spider Central Nervous Systems (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Tiny Spider Central Nervous Systems

Caption

The brains of smaller spiders, like nymphs in the genus Mysmena, extend out of their body cavity into their legs.

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Wcislo lab.

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