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These Tiny Spiders Build Giant 'Puppet' Decoys From Disembodied Prey (www.vice.com)
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In the jungles of Peru and the Philippines, some of the smallest spiders on Earth are building monsters. Each web they spin hides a puppet—crafted from dead insects, leaves, and silk—that looks uncannily like a much larger spider. When predators move in, it’s showtime.

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[–] chickenf622@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago (4 children)

In the jungles of Peru and the Philippines

These species are very far apart geographically. Is this a case of convergent evolution or did this behavior evolve back when those 2 countries would be close to each other?

[–] Icytrees@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 days ago

I don't believe those countries were ever geographically close.

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