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Family Hersiliidae, Hersilia sp.
A perfectly camouflaged Hersilia seen in the night, hunting. It remains completely still and waits for the prey to approach. The Hersilia (or long-spinnered bark spiders) are a genus in the Hersiliidae family. They are sometimes known as two-tailed spiders, due to their greatly enlarged spinnerets.
Seen at a small farm.
Spotted on Nov 28, 2015
Submitted on Mar 2, 2016
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