Diameter of eye of spiders with largest eyes
| Range | ≤1.4 mm |
|---|---|
| Organism | Net-casting spiders, family Deinopidae |
| Reference | Mammola S, Michalik P, Hebets EA, Isaia M. Record breaking achievements by spiders and the scientists who study them. PeerJ. 2017 Oct 315:e3972. doi: 10.7717/peerj.3972 p.16 3rd paragraphPubMed ID29104823 |
| Primary Source | Guinness World Records (GWR). 2017. The Guinness World Records. Available at link guinnessworldrecords.com (accessed 4 October 2017). |
| Comments | P.16 3rd paragraph: "Largest eyes—Net-casting spiders, family Deinopidae. Net-casting spiders in the genus Deinopis possess extraordinary enlarged posterior median eyes (Blest & Land, 1977), possibly the largest eyes of a spider (up to 1.4 mm in diameter, primary source). These eyes all possess large photoreceptors (20 μm wide, 110 μm long, Land & Nilsson, 2012), which are crucial for gathering light for nocturnal vision (see “Best nocturnal eyesight”) (Fig. 3C)." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 116061 |