Results: Behind Blue Eyes: Gooty Sapphire Ornamental tarantula (Poecilotheria metallica)

A brilliant-blue tarantula may give many people the heebie-jeebies, but for a group of scientists, the arachnid was the inspiration for a new hue that could transform digital screens and reduce water pollution. The new pigment is called a structural color, and is thought of as superior to dye-based pigments in consumer products, the researchers said. Unlike pigments, structural colors are produced when light interacts with nanostructures that are about the same size as the wavelengths of light — for example, blue or red light, according to the researchers. So Hsiung and his colleagues used the tarantula's hair structure to develop a color pigment that is non-iridescent and never fades and safer for fabric designs. And, in terms of screens, this new pigment will be able to reduce glare on screens while being more energy efficient. What say you about the metallica tarantula?

In the photo, are more colorful tarantulas. Check off the ones listed that you think you've seen:

I have heard that when there is a mountain fire, that tarantulas will come into the community in pairs. So, if you find one, there is bound to be another. Have you heard this, too?

To desensitize you from this survey is a picture of a Pug-Spider, a dog dressed up as a tarantula. Have you ever dressed your pet as something scary?