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We did indeed model our Portia on the real spiders. We'd like to think our version is a wee bit cuter...

After finding this picture of a real Portia, I have to disagree.

Look at those big, soulful black eyes...

I didn't know there was a real "portia" spider... the things you learn everyday

I wonder if that submission was in any way related to Peter Watts' novel "Echopraxia"...