Spider That Builds Its Own Spider Decoys Discovered

A spider that builds elaborate, fake spiders and hangs them in its web has been discovered in the Peruvian . Believed to be a new species in the genus Cyclosa, the arachnid crafts the larger spider from leaves, debris, and dead insects.

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