alt Hacker NewsJumping spiders are extremely intelligent for their size. Something they do when they encounter a complex problem is sit and apparently simulate potential solutions until they settle on a plan.
Their solutions can involve indirect routes, paths that initially increase the distance to their targets, etc.
Walking, or jumping, is inherent to their existence. But the ability to wait and iterate on possibilities is uncommon strategy for tiny things.
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lobocinza • today at 6:32 PM
Have you read this?
echoangle • today at 3:53 PM
How did we find that out? Are they physically acting out the stuff they’re simulating or is there an EEG for insects?
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QuercusMax • today at 4:53 PM
Would be fun to see if they could learn to think with Portals
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> Something they do when they encounter a complex problem is sit and apparently simulate potential solutions until they settle on a plan.
Now imagine what ingenious plans they could come up with if only they took a walk instead of sitting while thinking!