Ogre Faced Spider (Deinopis sp.) wrapping a prey item, a cockroach. These spiders use a square sticky web held between the feet as a net to actively c

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Ogre Faced Spider (Deinopis sp.) wrapping a prey item, a cockroach. These spiders use a square sticky web held between the feet as a net to actively catch passing insects. Photographed in the Amazon rainforest.

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Photo credit: © DR MORLEY READ/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -, amazon, arachnid, catching, cockroach, deinopidae, deinopis, eating, ecuador, faced, feeding, hunter, insect, jungle, net, ogre, predator, prey, rainforest, silk, spider, trap, web, white, wrapping