Whoa Spider That Builds Its Own Spider Decoys Discovered
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A spider that builds elaborate, fake spiders and hangs them in its web has been discovered in the Peruvian Amazon. Scientists suspect the fake spiders serve as decoys, part of a defense mechanism meant to confuse or distract predators. “It seems like a really well evolved and very specialized behavior,” OK this has to be said. Nature, you are a mindfuck.
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