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Spiders can be pretty smart too it seems, at least for someone with only 600 000 neurons.

Portia have instinctive hunting tactics for their most common prey, but can improvise by trial and error against unfamiliar prey or in unfamiliar situations, and then remember the new approach.

They are capable of trying out a behavior to obtain feedback regarding success or failure, and they can plan ahead.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portia_(spider)



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