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Deinopis madagascariensis - side view, Andasibe, Madagascar <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/86066/deinopis_madagascariensis_-_front_view_andasibe_madagascar.html" title="Deinopis madagascariensis - front view, Andasibe, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/86066_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1689206410&Signature=Vb9icD1MsItjJOy6Dg0dm6aPIdA%3D" width="200" height="152" alt="Deinopis madagascariensis - front view, Andasibe, Madagascar https://www.jungledragon.com/image/86065/deinopis_madagascariensis_-_side_view_andasibe_madagascar.html<br /> I was thrilled to come across this awesome spider during a night tour in Andasibe. Net-casting spiders have a highly specialized and skillful way to catch prey. Instead of spinning a large cog web, they produce a tiny net-like web which they &quot;hand hold&quot; with their front legs. The spider has highly adapted vision to not just see in poor light, also to do so in a very wide angle. When a victim approaches the web, the spider will stretch out the net and cast it on its victim. <br /> <br /> An unusual and impressive strategy, but it becomes even more amazing when you realize the speed and timing of it. This is a millisecond operation:<br /> <br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyRPrax9MJU Africa,Andasibe,Deinopis madagascariensis,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Winter,World" /></a></figure><br /> I was thrilled to come across this awesome spider during a night tour in Andasibe. Net-casting spiders have a highly specialized and skillful way to catch prey. Instead of spinning a large cog web, they produce a tiny net-like web which they &quot;hand hold&quot; with their front legs. The spider has highly adapted vision to not just see in poor light, also to do so in a very wide angle. When a victim approaches the web, the spider will stretch out the net and cast it on its victim. <br /> <br /> An unusual and impressive strategy, but it becomes even more amazing when you realize the speed and timing of it. This is a millisecond operation:<br /> <br /> <section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="282" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/QyRPrax9MJU?hd=1&autoplay=0&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></section> Africa,Andasibe,Deinopis madagascariensis,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,World Click/tap to enlarge

Deinopis madagascariensis - side view, Andasibe, Madagascar

Deinopis madagascariensis - front view, Andasibe, Madagascar https://www.jungledragon.com/image/86065/deinopis_madagascariensis_-_side_view_andasibe_madagascar.html<br /> I was thrilled to come across this awesome spider during a night tour in Andasibe. Net-casting spiders have a highly specialized and skillful way to catch prey. Instead of spinning a large cog web, they produce a tiny net-like web which they "hand hold" with their front legs. The spider has highly adapted vision to not just see in poor light, also to do so in a very wide angle. When a victim approaches the web, the spider will stretch out the net and cast it on its victim. <br /> <br /> An unusual and impressive strategy, but it becomes even more amazing when you realize the speed and timing of it. This is a millisecond operation:<br /> <br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyRPrax9MJU Africa,Andasibe,Deinopis madagascariensis,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Winter,World

I was thrilled to come across this awesome spider during a night tour in Andasibe. Net-casting spiders have a highly specialized and skillful way to catch prey. Instead of spinning a large cog web, they produce a tiny net-like web which they "hand hold" with their front legs. The spider has highly adapted vision to not just see in poor light, also to do so in a very wide angle. When a victim approaches the web, the spider will stretch out the net and cast it on its victim.

An unusual and impressive strategy, but it becomes even more amazing when you realize the speed and timing of it. This is a millisecond operation:

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The Deinopis madagascariensis

Deinopis madagascariensis is a net-casting spider that is endemic to Madagascar.

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Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Oct 28, 2019. Captured Jul 18, 2019 20:27.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/13.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm