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19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
The Huntsman In Action

Mostly spiders spin webs and wait for their prey to get trapped. However, the David Bowie spider does not build webs. Instead, it actively hunts for its prey and uses venom to immobilise the prey. This is an image of David Bowie Spider which was hunting and injecting venom into a mantis on the branches in a montane tropical forest in Cameron Highland, Malaysia. The whole process usually takes about 10-20 minutes.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: pahang, Malaysia
Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Copyright: © pang kok wei