Cyclosa conica spider. This orb weaver spider is known for stringing the dead bodies of its prey in a line down the centre of its web, where it hides

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Cyclosa conica spider. This orb weaver spider is known for stringing the dead bodies of its prey in a line down the centre of its web, where it hides pretending to be dead in order to avoid predators. Photographed in Somerset, UK, in April.

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Photo credit: © HEATH MCDONALD/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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