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( This post was last modified: 11-02-2018, 06:01 AM by Tshokwane )

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Harmless Deinopis is a genus of spiders known as net-casting spiders, gladiator spiders or ogre-faced spiders. The genus name is derived from the Greek deinos "fearful" and opis "appearance", hence the common name "ogre-faced" spiders of the family.

Deinopis catch their prey in an unusual fashion. They first spin a small, upright, rectangular cribellate web. This is then detached from its supporting threads and held horizontally above the ground by the spider's long front two pairs of legs while the spider hangs almost vertically. Passing prey is then captured by dropping the "net" over it.

The two posterior median eyes are enlarged and forward-facing, with compound lenses. These eyes have a wide field of view and are able to gather available light more efficiently than the eyes of cats and owls. This is despite the fact that they lack a reflective layer (tapetum lucidum); instead, each night a large area of light sensitive membrane is manufactured within the eyes, and since arachnid eyes do not have irises, it is rapidly destroyed again at dawn. To aid further in netting prey, the spider places white fecal spots on the surface below the net and uses them for aiming.

(Monzi Park, Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal north coast, South Africa. Coastal Lowland Forest. 16 January, 2018).

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