Mirror Spiders

ratluvr76 · Jul 28, 2014

I came across this link in my web surfing adventures today... So cool! I knew someone here would appreciate them as much as I do. Some maybe more than me. LOL they're pretty awesome though.

http://www.boredpanda.com/mirror-spider-macro-photography/

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Smokehound714 · Jul 28, 2014

We have a very similar species here in the USA. However these are kleptoparasites/predators of larger web-spinning spiders.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/346955

ratluvr76 · Jul 28, 2014

they are AWESOME. I'm a sucker for anything shiny/sparkly though. LOL.

The Snark · Jul 28, 2014

Interesting reading: http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/50/50rbz153-160.pdf
It's fascinating that they steal the silk too.

netr · Jul 29, 2014

Our eight-legged chums continue to surprise and amaze me. I had no idea. Gorgeous.

Beary Strange · Jul 30, 2014

These are amazing and gorgeous, so thanks for the post. I seriously had no idea these even existed.

Mirror Spiders

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