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fishing spider
Pictures: DCI |

This spider fishes for tadpoles and small fish by vibrating a leg in the water. When a curious fish swims up, the fishing spider submerges itself just below the water's surface, grabs the prey in its jaws and drags it to the surface to eat.


Pictures: DCI |

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