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Not Exactly Rocket Science : The spider that crushes its prey with 140 metres of webbing
July 3 at 9:32 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"He noted that these spiders will wrap their trapped prey in what seems to be an excessive amount of silk. Earlier studies showed that two species of uloborids spent over an hour enveloping their prey, more than a hundred times what other orb-weavers will devote to the task. In doing so, they used up a spectacular 80 metres of silk." - Ross Miller via Bookmarklet
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