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08-JUL-2015 Lejun

Capturing Prey by Web Vibration: Video

Copyright © Lewis Scharpf



Some spiders vibrate their webs when disturbed to make themselves appear larger to
preditors and to entangle their prey. In this video, the spider is a juvenile Yellow
and Black Garden spider and its prey is a spittlebug.









For best video quality, click on "gear" at lower right of YouTube video screen and set to 720P (High Definition)

Nikon D300S ,AF-S Micro Nikkor 105 mm f2.8
1/250s f/16.0 at 105.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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