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Pensive Jumper

Pensive Jumper

Staring into the eyes of a species of Jumping Spider in India, awaiting a prey item to set off the trigger webs attached to the feet of the little fella. When s...
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Staring into the eyes of a species of Jumping Spider in India, awaiting a prey item to set off the trigger webs attached to the feet of the little fella. When such an item touches any of these trigger webs, (one seen in the image), the spider know to immediately jump in that direction to capture its prey. Evolution does produce some rather neat tactics.
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Canon EOS Kiss X4

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ISO 100 Shutter 1/8

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May, 2013

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