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Debris orb weaver

Cyclosa species

Description:

Spider that gathers carcasses from old prey on it's web instead of cleaning it, helps in the camouflage among the debris and possibly attract more prey like flies. This one is probably Cyclosa machadinho.

Habitat:

Atlantic rainforest

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1 Comment

Sckel
Sckel 10 years ago

Boas informações.

João Burini
Spotted by
João Burini

Piedade, SP, Brazil

Spotted on Aug 19, 2013
Submitted on Aug 19, 2013

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