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In their 400 million years of existence spiders have mastered survival in almost every habitat on the planet
there are about 40,000 known spider species...
So let’s do a thread about spider superpowers.. 1
Sound on for the 1st vid
In their 400 million years of existence spiders have mastered survival in almost every habitat on the planet
there are about 40,000 known spider species...
So let’s do a thread about spider superpowers.. 1
Sound on for the 1st vid
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The leaf curling spider is a home maker, constructing a perfect home, curling a leaf using their silk. Pairs move in together.
The leaf is protection from parasitic wasps and predation. Some use a snail shell
Peter Newnam https://cutt.ly/qkVa7Az
https://cutt.ly/IkVa0bd
The leaf curling spider is a home maker, constructing a perfect home, curling a leaf using their silk. Pairs move in together.
The leaf is protection from parasitic wasps and predation. Some use a snail shell
Peter Newnam https://cutt.ly/qkVa7Az https://cutt.ly/IkVa0bd
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Some species of crab spiders say it with flowers.
Some can even change colours to blend in with the flowers they are sitting on, waiting for wandering insects.
Some species of crab spiders say it with flowers.
Some can even change colours to blend in with the flowers they are sitting on, waiting for wandering insects.
4/ Bolas spiders are pretty amazing, they produce various pheromones that trick male moths into thinking a female moth is about...
They fly close hoping for a good time but meet this spider swinging this line with a sticky capture blob on the end...
They fly close hoping for a good time but meet this spider swinging this line with a sticky capture blob on the end...
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This is how net-casting spiders catch their prey. They make and use tools in the form of a net. They hold this net by their front legs, propelling themselves forward to envelope unwary insects.
http://bit.ly/2XBMEho (source of vid) http://bit.ly/3dehumA 1/2
This is how net-casting spiders catch their prey. They make and use tools in the form of a net. They hold this net by their front legs, propelling themselves forward to envelope unwary insects.
http://bit.ly/2XBMEho (source of vid) http://bit.ly/3dehumA 1/2
6/ turret spiders build..teeny little turrets waiting to ambush unsuspecting wandering insects. The silk-lined burrow can be up to 8-inches deep
