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Most Spiders have 8 eyes, although some have six or less. Most species have poor vision and can mostly just detect light versus darkness. Some kinds, like jumping spiders and wolf spiders, have good vision. Spider eyes are simple instead of compound and have only one lens in front of the retina.

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Do all spiders have eight legs and eight eyes?

All spiders have eight legs, but not all spiders have eight eyes. Some have 6, 4, 2, or 0 eyes.


How many eyes does the brown recluse spider have?

A black widow spider has eight eyes. The eyes are located in the front of the head and are arranged in two rows. Black widow spiders are very protective of their egg sacs but rarely bite humans.


How many simple eyes do spiders have?

yes they do they have great eyesight'Several families of hunting spiders, such as jumping spiders and wolf spiders, have fair to excellent vision. The main pair of eyes in jumping spiders even see in color. Net-casting spiders have enormous, compound lenses that give a wide field of view and gather available light very efficiently. However, most spiders that lurk on flowers, webs, and other fixed locations waiting for prey tend to have very poor eyesight; instead they possess an extreme sensitivity to vibrations, which aids in prey capture. Vibration sensitive spiders can sense vibrations from such various mediums as the water surface, the soil or their silk threads. Also changes in the air pressure can be detected in the search for prey.


Can spiders talk?

No they can't. Nearly all animals with eyes can blink otherwise their eyeballs would just dry up and they would become blind but as spiders don't have eyelids this means that there is nothing to blink with so they must have some other way to keep their eyes moist.


Do spiders like the darkness and why?

Despite their poor eyesight, spiders eyes are sensitive to light. Also, their preferred methods of attack are most effective in the dark.