Chinese Opera Masks

[cranefly]

What do Chinese opera masks and spiders have in common? A lot, as it turns out.

Interesting scientific research comparing the patterns and colors of Chinese opera masks with the patterns and colors of jumping spider faces, and what function they might serve.

https://phys.org/news/2020-01-chinese-op...ommon.html

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