Ogre spider acrobat
I came across a tiny, juvenile female ogre spider performing her acrobatics. Also commonly known as net-casting spiders.
These spiders do not make conventional webs. Instead, when hunting, they are suspended by lines of silk, and hold a silken net between the front legs with which they ensnare passing prey. Or when resting and not actively hunting, will assume this unique positioning as seen here.
This is a dorsal view, body length just 5 mm, family Deinopidae.
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Ogre spider acrobat
I came across a tiny, juvenile female ogre spider performing her acrobatics. Also commonly known as net-casting spiders.
These spiders do not make conventional webs. Instead, when hunting, they are suspended by lines of silk, and hold a silken net between the front legs with which they ensnare passing prey. Or when resting and not actively hunting, will assume this unique positioning as seen here.
This is a dorsal view, body length just 5 mm, family Deinopidae.
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