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Male peacock spiders know how to put on a show for potential mates, with dancing and a bit of optical trickery.<\/p>\n

Microscopic bumps on the arachnids exoskeletons make velvety black areas look darker than a typical black by manipulating light. This architecture reflects less than 0.5 percent of light<\/a>, researchers report May 15 in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The ultradark spots, found near vivid colors on the spiders abdomens, create an \u201coptical illusion that the colors are so bright \u2026 they're practically glowing,\u201d says Harvard University evolutionary biologist Dakota McCoy.<\/p>\n

Male peacock spiders swing and shake their brilliantly colored abdomens during elaborate mating displays. Pigments produce the red and yellow hues, but blues and purples come from light interacting with hairlike scales<\/a> (SN: 09\/17\/16, p. 32<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Black areas on the spiders contain pigment, too. But scanning electron microscopy also revealed a landscape of tiny bumps in superblack patches on Maratus speciosus<\/em> and M. karrie<\/em> peacock spiders. In contrast, all-black, closely related Cylistella <\/em>spiders have a smooth texture.<\/p>\n

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Scanning electron microscope images show bumps, which manipulate incoming light, in superblack patches on the abdomens of two species of peacock spiders. While M<\/em>aratus<\/em> speciosus<\/em> (left) has only bumps, M. karrie <\/em>(middle) also sports spiky scales that limit reflection by scattering and absorbing light. A Cylistella<\/em> spider (right) has a smoother surface, which results in an ordinary black appearance.<\/p>\n

    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2019\/05\/051419_cw_spider_inline_370.png\" title=\"~~ Kay Xia; D. McCoy &lt;em&gt;et al&lt;\/em&gt;\/&lt;em&gt;Proceedings of the Royal Society B&lt;\/em&gt; 2019\"\/>  \n<\/code><\/pre>\n
Using simulations, McCoy and colleagues showed that the bumps make dark spots appear even darker in several ways. Curved surfaces bounce light around,Read More \u2013 Source<\/strong><\/a>
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