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Mesh Web Weaver with Prey

Emblyna hentzi

Photo by beaker98
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Deciduous habitat

Notes:

This tiny spider has taken its prey and gorged its abdomen to 3 times its normal size!

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Comments (12)

Thanks Karen! I was thinking the same thing, but these mesh weavers cover the entire leaf with fine strands. You can see them in the upper right-hand corner of the first pic. Nature is pretty awesome!
That's incredible! I wonder how the spider managed to catch such big prey. Dragonflies catch in webs will often eat the spider!
Thanks Dilan! It was a very interesting find!
Thanks venusflytrap and ForestDragon! Amazing that something so small can take down something that much bigger!

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