Spiders don’t have eyelids like we do, but they still need to keep their eyes clear. 🕷️✨
Here, a female Ballus chalybeius is cleaning her eyes with her pedipalps — an essential grooming behavior. For jumping spiders, sharp vision is everything: they rely on it to hunt, navigate, and interact. Keeping those lenses spotless is literally a survival skill.
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