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1 hour ago, TalonRider said:
22 hours ago, Bill W said:

That looks more like the empty husk of the noisy Cicada.

Either way it's still creepy.  Did the spider lay its eggs in the Cicada and the young ate their way through it, or was it just a convenient hiding place? 

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While most spiders begin moving again shortly after being disturbed, Joro spiders like the one here remain immobile for more than an hour.
 

While most spiders begin moving again shortly after being disturbed, Joro spiders like the one here remain immobile for more than an hour.  This Joro spider is palm size and is popping up in states in the southeast US. 

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Spider That Builds Its Own Spider Decoys Discovered

A spider that builds elaborate, fake spiders and hangs them in its web has been discovered in the Peruvian Amazon. Believed to be a new species in the genus Cyclosa, the arachnid crafts the larger spider from leaves, debris, and dead insects.

Spider That Builds Its Own Spider Decoys Discovered | WIRED

 

 

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1 hour ago, sandrewn said:

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Spider That Builds Its Own Spider Decoys Discovered

A spider that builds elaborate, fake spiders and hangs them in its web has been discovered in the Peruvian Amazon. Believed to be a new species in the genus Cyclosa, the arachnid crafts the larger spider from leaves, debris, and dead insects.

Spider That Builds Its Own Spider Decoys Discovered | WIRED

The Michelangelo of spiders.  

 

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1 hour ago, sandrewn said:

 

Looks like its playing peekaboo at a Pride event. 

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It doesn't surprise me that a spider has learned to make decoy's. I've seen many a Sparrow fly under the roof of the loading dock at work like Hummingbirds searching for bugs hiding.

 

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20 hours ago, sandrewn said:

Is this a real spider or a kid's toy.  It doesn't look real. 

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Cairns Spider Eats Snake (HD) - YouTube

 

 

Just a quick video of a golden orb spider i found eating a snake in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. The full story is the snake fell into the web, which is why the thick yellow web is around the snake. The spider immediatley attacked the snake.

 

 

 

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24 minutes ago, sandrewn said:

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Thank God these spiders are native from Panama to Argentina and the lesser Antillies and nowhere else that I'm aware of or where I live.  That many spiders in one place would be terrifying.  

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4 hours ago, sandrewn said:

 

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4 hours ago, sandrewn said:

 

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That would stand to reason that bats and birds have to hunt for their bugs while the spiders sit and wait for the bugs to come to them.

 

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It's not always an act of compassion to throw an indoor spider outside.

 

 

Bird-dropping Spider, Celaenia excavata

Bird-dropping spider

Bird-dropping Spider - The Australian Museum

Celaenia excavata - Wikipedia

 

 

Did you know?

Some spiders, such as house spiders, are able to run up walls because their feet are covered in tiny hairs that grip the surface. They can’t get out of a bathtub, however, because the surface is too slippery. Other spiders, such as garden spiders, cannot crawl up walls because their legs end in claws, which help them grip threads of silk instead.

 

 

 

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