Ogre faced spider (Deinopis sp.) with its capture web (white). These spiders use this square sticky web as a net to actively catch passing insects. Ph

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Ogre faced spider (Deinopis sp.) with its capture web (white). These spiders use this square sticky web 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
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