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    Spider builds life-sized decoys

    There is a species of spider that builds models of itself, which it uses as decoys to distract predators.

    The spider may be the first example of an animal building a life-size replica of its own body.

    So believe the scientists who made the discovery, which is published in the journal Animal Behaviour.

    The arachnid's behaviour also offers one explanation for why many spiders like to decorate their webs with strange-looking ornaments.
    BBC - Earth News - Spider builds life-sized decoys
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    man some spider
    what if spiderman had this power
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    There are many instances in the animal world that use camaflouge and deception to lure predators away from nests, for example. This is just another example, though I have to admit, this is actually quite interesting.

    I went to the link and read some of it. Quite interesting. :)
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