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A species of spider builds a life-like model of its own body to distract predators, scientists have discovered.

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    dandt16124 months, 1 week ago

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    All I can say is WOW!!

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      Mikunited4 months, 1 week ago

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      This must be one of the strangest security techniques in nature.It is very fitting, that it is an arachnid,that helps preserve itself this way.

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