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Debris orb weaver

Cyclosa species

Photo by João Burini
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

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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