Net-casting spider ambush
This astonishing slow-motion footage of a net-casting spider's ambush reveals how they use a combination of senses to catch their prey unawares. Good eyesight allows them to see potential prey during the night, but their attack is also triggered by vibrations sent to them via a network of trip wires. One brief shockwave sent along the silk to the spider from this cricket's antenna produces an incredible hunting technique from the spider.
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