Bola Spider

Slide #20 The smallest “cowboy“. The American cowboy wasn’t the first to use the bolas or lasso. The Bola spider catches its prey by creating a poison sticky mixture and attaching it to a web. It then throws it’s lasso at an insect who flies into the spider’s range. Some Bola spiders produce a pheromone which attracts insects to her dinner party.
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