TEXTO:
Clever spider
With the help of small pieces of leaf, dead insects
and other debris, a spider ∈ the Amazon rainforest has
created a detailed replica of a spider larger than itself.
The crafty spider is thought to be a new member of the
5 genus Cyclosa, a family of spiders which has created
decoys before using spare egg sacs. But this new
spider’s sculpture is the first to have leg-like appendages.
Phil Torres, a biologist from the Rainforest
Expeditions, thinks they might have discovered a
10 completely new species. He says, “When you first see
it, it just looks like a spider hanging ∈a web. It’s about
an inch and an half long. As you approach, it kind of
looks like a dead spider as well but, as you approach, it
starts to move back and forth. There’s a little spider
15 hanging on the back of it so you’ll see little pieces of
leaf, little pieces of twig. There’s even a dead insect ∈
there. There must be very heavy predatory influence that
it would evolve to have such an intriguing defense.”
Mr. Torres will be returning to the Amazon rainforest
20 ∈January next year to investigate further as this masterful
spider is yet to be recognized as a new species. Mr.
Torres’ discovery will be registered, verified and his
findings published if this spider proves to be biologically
different from the known species of Cyclosa.
ZARINDAST, Karen. Clever spider. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 12 out. 2013.
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