Snake-head spider’s mysterious pulsating makes it all the more horrifying
Posted by staff / November 14, 2016
One look at this spider is more than enough for most people, but spider photographer Nicky Bay zoomed in to discover a scientific mystery: What’s pulsating under the surface?
The strange movement makes it all the more creepy. Bay reached out to experts to find out what purpose it served and spark investigation into why. Here’s what he found:
- Movement to attract prey
- Warning for potential predators
- Simply the movement of digestive fluids, we’re thinking too much (i.e. no special reason)…
- Mimicry of a snake head
- Mimicry of a mantis head
- Mimicry of a gecko head
- Mimicry of other insect larva to attract parasitoids
Whatever the reason, it would be more than enough for most of us to not look at it and say, “Hmmm! Snack time!”
Full story at Macro Photography in Singapore via Neatorama.
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