Post by Melanie on Nov 20, 2016 2:17:09 GMT
One of the most interesting species' discoveries of the year is this undescribed orb web spider of the genus Poltys from China that uses camouflage as a leaf.
Leaf masquerade in an orb web spider
www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_free/JoA_v44_n3/arac-44-3-397.pdf
The elusive spider that looks just like a LEAF: Arachnid lurks in trees and has remained hidden for years
The spider uses silk to stick leaves to tree branches and hides among them
Scientists have only managed to track down two specimens so far
Discovered in China's Yunnan rainforest, the creature is thought to be an orb-web spider
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3945304/The-strange-spider-species-looks-just-like-LEAF-Arachnid-lurks-trees-remained-hidden-years.html
Leaf masquerade in an orb web spider
www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_free/JoA_v44_n3/arac-44-3-397.pdf
The elusive spider that looks just like a LEAF: Arachnid lurks in trees and has remained hidden for years
The spider uses silk to stick leaves to tree branches and hides among them
Scientists have only managed to track down two specimens so far
Discovered in China's Yunnan rainforest, the creature is thought to be an orb-web spider
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3945304/The-strange-spider-species-looks-just-like-LEAF-Arachnid-lurks-trees-remained-hidden-years.html