A net casting spider (Deinopis sp.) sits at the ready, prepared to catch any insect that come by with its modified web.

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Location: Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru
Photo credit: © Anton Sorokin / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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