And now, there is new evidence suggesting that some spiders are scared of themselves. MCCAMMON: Researcher Daniela Roessler (ph) studied something called jumping spiders at Harvard University in 2020.

Researchers used computer vision techniques and machine learning and neural network algorithms to see if artificial intelligence properly classified images properly as spiders, wasps, praying mantises ...

If you've ever seen a close-up photo of a jumping spider, you'll know they're the cute ones. Many fit on the tip of a finger and sport fuzzy, colorful bodies and big eyes. They're quite amazing ...

Given the choice, the predator spiders were more likely to attack the non-mimicking jumping spiders, while praying mantises attacked both equally. The authors suggest that this is due to size.