A spiderweb strung across a rainforest leaf has entangled a pair of ants- Azteca (left), and Pheidole (right).

Armenia, Belize
A spiderweb strung across a rainforest leaf has entangled a pair of ants- Azteca (left), and Pheidole (right).

Armenia, Belize
A Micrathena spiny orb weaver feeds on a fly she has caught.

Armenia, Belize
A jumping spider (top) mimics the common twig ant Tetraponera mocquerysi.

Uganda
This harmless African jumping spider mimics the form, color, and movement of Tetraponera mocquerysi, an ant with a painful sting.

Kibale forest, Uganda
This harmless African jumping spider mimics the form, color, and movement of Tetraponera mocquerysi, an ant with a painful sting.

Kibale forest, Uganda
A two-tailed spider (Hersiliidae) rests on a tree trunk in an urban forest fragment.

Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Tropical spider resting on a leaf.

Armenia, Belize
Spider in the web.

Armenia, Belize
A spiderweb strung across a rainforest leaf has entangled a pair of ants- Azteca (left), and Pheidole (right).

Armenia, Belize
A spiderweb strung across a rainforest leaf has entangled a pair of ants- Azteca (left), and Pheidole (right).

Armenia, Belize
A spiderweb strung across a rainforest leaf has entangled a pair of ants- Azteca (left), and Pheidole (right).

Armenia, Belize
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