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Monday, June 9, 2014

Crab Spiders - The Spider that Camouflages Itself as Bird Droppings

Crab Spiders

Certain crab spiders exploit Ultra violet light to make themselves "invisible" or disguise themselves from their victims whilst at the same time create a contrast difference to attract their prey to UV absorbing flowers.
These crab spiders reflect UV light strongly against a UV absorbing flower. It has been found that this is not simply by chance but a strategy used by these minute spiders to attract prey.





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