What Jumping Spiders Teach Us About Color

How jumping spiders reveal an entire secret world of colors. Let BetterHelp connect you to a therapist who can support you - all from the comfort of your own home. Visit and enjoy a special discount on your first month. A massive thank you to everyone at Day’s Edge Productions for making this documentary happen. Check them out at You can watch the full-length documentary “Spider Vision: Decoding Color” on Curiosity Stream - coming soon. ▀▀▀ Special thanks to our Patreon supporters! Join the community to help us keep our videos free, forever: Adam Foreman, Anton Ragin, Balkrishna Heroor, Bertrand Serlet, Bill Linder, Blake Byers, Bruce, Burt Humburg, Chris Harper, Dave Kircher, David Johnston, Evgeny Skvortsov, Garrett Mueller, Gnare, gpoly, I. H., John H. Austin, Jr., john kiehl, Josh Hibschman, Juan Benet, KeyWestr, Kyi, Lee Redden, Marinus Kuivenhoven, Martin, Matthias Wrobel, Max Paladino, Meekay, meg noah, Michael Krugman, Orlando Bassotto, Paul Peijzel, Richard Sundvall, Sam Lutfi, Stephen Wilcox, Tj Steyn, Toni, TTST, Ubiquity Ventures, wolfee If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms, a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically - Production by Day's Edge fully funded by National Science Foundation (Grant #IOS 1831767) Featuring: Dr. Nathan Morehouse (University of Cincinnati); Olivia Harris (University of Cincinnati), Dr. Megan Porter (University of Hawaii); Dr. Lisa Taylor (University of Florida); Dr. Wayne Maddison (University of British Columbia); and Dr. Emma Alexander (Northwestern University) ▀▀▀ Directed by Neil Losin Written by Neil Losin Edited by Neil Losin, Andy Laub, and Alan Saunders Animated by Root House Studio and David Hutchinson Filmed by Neil Losin, Nate Dappen, Alex Wiles, Andy Laub, and Barend van der Watt Produced by Day’s Edge Productions Repurposed for YouTube by Derek Muller, Casper Mebius, Petr Lebedev, Peter Nelson, Trenton Oliver, Emily Zhang, Giovanna Utichi, Rob Beasley Spence, Emily Taylor, and Gregor Čavlović Thumbnail contributions by Ren Hurley and Peter Sheppard Video/photos supplied by Day’s Edge Productions and Storyblocks Music by Adrian Younge, PBS, Epidemic Sound, and Jonny Hyman