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Did You Know?

Big fishing spiders (right)

that live on ponds can
run across the water to
catch prey. They are big
enough to catch and
kill small fish.

Lynx spiders hunt
insects on bushes.

They sometimes leap up

to snatch flies out of the air.

Jumping spiders are even more athletic,

pouncing on their victims like cats catching mice.

All these hunters have very good eyesight compared to

web weavers, which detect their prey mainly by touch.

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