It’s adorably cute, but as a fact checker-
1. That appears to be a jumping spider not a peacock spider.
2. You can find claims that jumping spiders or peacock spiders etc. do this- but I can’t find citations nor can most sources I’ve found.
To the contrary, it is most likely and supported by evidence that the entire thing is a bit of an urban legend which started because photographers like the ones who took this exact photo would sometimes mist their subjects with water to simulate dew or for the aesthetic.
Undeniably it is an adorable picture, and the fact such pictures compelled a believable myth speak to their ability to engage the imagination, so no shade, and it doesn’t diminish the photo in my mind to know it is staged. It isn’t my goal to take joy from anyone seeing this photo, merely to set fact to myth.
If that is the case: I don’t give any sources or citations myself- so it is perfectly reasonable to assume I made it all up, and there is no reason to give a second thought to my slanderous lies.
1. That appears to be a jumping spider not a peacock spider.
2. You can find claims that jumping spiders or peacock spiders etc. do this- but I can’t find citations nor can most sources I’ve found.
To the contrary, it is most likely and supported by evidence that the entire thing is a bit of an urban legend which started because photographers like the ones who took this exact photo would sometimes mist their subjects with water to simulate dew or for the aesthetic.
Undeniably it is an adorable picture, and the fact such pictures compelled a believable myth speak to their ability to engage the imagination, so no shade, and it doesn’t diminish the photo in my mind to know it is staged. It isn’t my goal to take joy from anyone seeing this photo, merely to set fact to myth.