Rhabdomy Golden Spider: Don't believe it, this is a spider that "writes" English!
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Rhabdomy golden spider, belonging to the arthropod phylum, arachnids, spider order, garden spider family, golden spider genus. They inhabit areas with lush vegetation, high temperatures and humidity, and often weave large circular nets between branches or shrubs to feed on insects. It is mainly distributed in Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou and other provinces. Photo taken at Baoshan.
The striped golden spider in the photo is a female, her color is bright, her head is yellow and densely covered with white hairs, and its walking feet are yellow and regularly arranged with black-brown rings. The back of the abdomen is fluorescent yellow, interspersed with off-white rings and wavy black-brown stripes, and the various colors are very beautiful. However, adult males grow very commonly , with a duller body color , and the dorsal carapace is closer to the color of the bark , which is gray-brown or tan.
In addition to their beautiful appearance, the rhabdomy golden spider is also called by scholars to be spiders that "write" English, because they spit out dense and eye-catching silk, resembling English letters such as "N" or "W". Of course, they definitely do not do this to communicate with foreign friends, and the study found that such spider silk can enhance the reflection of the spider web, which can well arouse the "curiosity" of some flying insects and increase the possibility of the prey casting a net.
Competition in nature is brutal, and hunters can become prey in an instant, even between spiders and spiders. A species of spider that lives in the rain forest of Xishuangbanna, it hunts species of the genus Golden Spider, although this cunning assassin is not as big as its prey. Because, the kong spider has developed vision and superb bouncing ability. When hunting, the hole spider will first use the front pair of walking feet to shake the cobwebs, so that the golden spider mistakenly thinks that the prey has come to the door. At this time, the golden spider moved towards the suspected prey, but it did not know that it had entered the death trap set by the kong spider. When the Golden Spider moves within the jump range of the Hole Spider, the Hole Spider will jump on the back of the Golden Spider and then perform a final blow with the venom claw.
Guo Kang, a native of Longyang District, Baoshan City, Yunnan Province, is an ecological photographer and discoverer of the new Record of Chinese birds " Central Asian Short-toed Lark " . Through a 5-year shooting process, the photos call on people to protect birds, protect wild animals, and maintain ecological balance.
Planning coordinator: Zhao Juan Lian Huiling
Character arrangement: Tamoto
Poster Design: Zheng Biyin
Species identification: Dr. Huang Guiqiang, Liupanshui Normal University, Guizhou Province