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2 unusual facts about Bolas spiders


Bolas

Bolas spiders, which swing a sticky web blob at the end of a web line to capture prey.

Bolas spiders

A study by K.F. Haynes (University of Kentucky) showed that the spider adapts to the change in prey availability: One prey species flies from the early evening until 10:30pm, the other only after 11:00pm.



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