Meet The Spider With The Ultimate Anti-Predator Trick. Hint: It Builds Fake Decoys Of Itself

This spider doesn’t run or hide when danger strikes. Instead, it builds a fake version of itself — and predators fall for it.
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The cunning way spiders create self-portraits art to trick their predators

Spider webs aren't only functional, they are a work of beauty, with some spiders going that extra step, adding an unexpected ...
Iowa Public Radio

Male tarantulas are moving and wooing their way across Colorado

Each year, male brown tarantula trek across Colorado to look for ladies. From mid-September to mid-October, they leave the safety of their burrows to go on journeys that will take interesting turns as ...
Fort Collins Coloradoan

Tarantula mating season is underway in Colorado. Here’s how to find (or avoid) them

The end of summer in southeastern Colorado brings about a spectacle that isn’t for everybody. Near La Junta, thousands of tarantulas will be marching across the grasslands in search of mates. The ...