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# Why 8 Eyes Are Better Than 2 (…If You're a Spider)
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/its-okay-be-smart/episode/why-8-eyes-are-better-than-2-if-youre-a-spider-k2fveq/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:16:50.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T09:55:45.000Z
- Description: We learn how spider vision works.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Be Smart, Season 10, Episode 14, #ZZZ_Episode_ee1360cd-fcef-40c8-9eea-f9c91210bfc2, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_dc38a6e9-266e-43c1-b647-45e7445fad27, #v1.16

Why do spiders have 8 eyes when we only have 2? We’ll spend time with some jumping spiders, the most charismatic and cute spiders of them all, to learn how spider vision works.