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Submitted by bthoole on Fri, 11/02/2018 - 12:03

This study will serve to identify a key aspect of the crab spider’s vision and whether or not the intensity of blue light affects the spider’s ability to match the color provided. It is known that the spider is able to change from yellow to white, but it is not known if it has a preference of those colors, or if it will change slightly if neither color is presented. The color yellow is seen by the eye as a reflection of white light with the absence of blue, meaning it did not  absorb the red and green light. We wondered if the spider’s ability to see yellow was based on the absence of blue light, and if so, how other colors that matched an absence of reflected light would affect the spider’s ability to change color. We do not expect a color change match, but are looking for variation in color change for different color environments.

 

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It would be really interesting if you guys actually found some significant results for your experiment. Could you quantify the preference for a specific color? 

can you provide specific details on previous experiments done on this subject?

The sentence "We wondered if the spider’s ability to see yellow was based on the absence of blue light, and if so, how other colors that matched an absence of reflected light would affect the spider’s ability to change color." could be reformulated like "Our hypothesis is that..." to maintain a formal scientific tone.