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Cheating Fakir Spider

I found this crab spider sitting in a thistle and waiting for prey. What me amazed is the fact that she tries to hold her legs in the same way as the thistle needles. Interesting form of mimicry isnt it? Not to forget the fact that she is a really masterful fakir. ;o)

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Uploaded on November 24, 2007
Taken on November 24, 2007