Cyclosa ginnaga - a spider that simulates bird droppings

It is no secret that many living organisms trying to disguise the purpose of protecting or vice versa attacks. For spider Cyclosa ginnaga, the issues of bilateral. Imitating a lump of dung, he hunts, and defends.

Moreover, if the same or fish owls, it is directly on the coloration, the spider weaves Cyclosa ginnaga kind of camouflage its own thread and others small objects, and then he hides in a woven "cocoon." Arachnid inhabits the island of Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. With its back is white, on a background of "cocoon» Cyclosa ginnaga dissolved for potential victims and those who wish to have this spider for lunch. The researchers, entomologists from Taiwan Chung Hsing University have confirmed that spiders with dark color are less likely to survive than those whose body is white.
















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