Regarding the cephalothorax of this specimen, it seems to have two dark spots located on the top as well, which may be another set of eyes, and due to the nature of this spider they might be used simply for light detection and thus be less developed than its other sets of eyes. When we think about eyes, we tend to think about our own and asume that the rest of animals view the world in a very similar way as us. Nonetheless, there are many different kinds of eyes in nature, some more developed and complex than human eyes, others more simple and primitive. Since this specimen seems to be a cellar spider, we can asume that its habitat is mostly dark and moist, and in such environment possesing fully developed eyes capable of distinguishing shapes, features, and colors, may not be useful and actually have a great energy investment that does not compensate. Instead, maybe this species relies on other senses such as chemoreception or mechanoreception, and while some of its sets of eyes may actually have a tapetum or similar structure that allows them to see in the dark, the most probable role of the set of eyes located on top of the cephalothorax may be just perceiving subtle changes in light intensity, so that the spider has a way of telling if it is exposed to the open where it could be easily predated, or if it is instead inside a dark environment like a cellar where it has an advantage over its prey.
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I really like how you talk
I really like how you talk about the different ideas you have behind the eyes of the spider. Some of your sentences are a little wordy and hard to follow, but overall it is great!
Run-on sentences
Be careful of run-on sentences. Sometimes it would be best to cut an idea short and start anew rather than adding commas to break up your idea.
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Great paragraph overall, excellent use of scientific vernacular that seems quite relevant to the topic at hand. One area of possible improvement could be you identification of the spider as a cellar spider. I am just curious as to what physical conditions allowed you to reach this conclusion. This is coming from the perspective of someone who has no idea what a cellar spider looks like.
Setence Structure
Watch out for run on sentences. Try to keep your sentences short and to the point.
Use more commas or semi
Use more commas or semi-colons to structure long sentences. Alternatively, try to break up 'run-on's. Too many use of 'maybe's. Love the logical flow of observations to conclusions.
I liked your description of
I liked your description of the spider and also how talked about how the traits could be utilized by the spider. I'd just recommend shortening up your sentences to avoid run-ons. Being more concise in your writing will allow the reader to get more out of what they are reading.