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Mimetidae species
Known for predating other spiders, and even spotted as such in other occasions.
Atlantic rainforest
Spotted on Oct 9, 2012
Submitted on Jul 6, 2013
11 Comments
Awesome shot !
João, bem que eu gostaria de ir, mas eu não sei como fazer isso. Parece tão fácil para os homens. E parabéns por suas fotos incríveis.
Amazing spider.. gadgets all over.
Thank you everyone, good complement to the description, Karen (:
Sckel, ah morando na mesma região é a mesma realidade, é só você ir pro mato um fim de semana que vai ver coisas diferentes também hehe
Fun fact! Pirate spiders (Mimetidae) feed on other spiders by plucking the strands on the web of their victims to simulate the movements of a trapped insect. When the resident spider comes out to investigate, they are instead captured and eaten. Little is known about how male pirate spiders court females without being eaten, but some species (like this one) have enormously long appendages that they use to inseminate females from a safe distance.
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Fantastic, both, spider and shot :D
Wonderful spider!
Sua coleção tá foda. Mas deixa eu voltar para minha realidade de arainhas de parede.
W O W !!
Amazing spider
This just a incredible shot !