26 August 2011

Cave spider hides in sand


Reminds me of a child pulling a blanket over his/her head and saying "now you can't see me." But perhaps there was more burying not included in this video clip.

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  1. I can't believe I actually thought that was cute.

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  2. If you watch another clip, it appears as though the spider's legs are not accidentally exposed - the spider appears to be baiting potential prey with its appendages and using its setae to detect when prey takes the bait.

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  3. That was the most horrifically adorable thing I've ever seen.

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  4. also worth noting... the cave substrata is probably not white sand in the wild... but something similar to the body colour...

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  5. I deeply envy that spider... Think that'd work in a pile of Post-It notes?

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