Many spider species hunt with a variety of nets and traps.
Madagascar spiders (Damastes) form a “pocket” of leaves and webs during the hunt, where they lure their victims.
This is stated in a new study of scientists, quoted by N1.
During observations in Madagascar, the authors found at least four such caches of arthropods. Near one of the “pockets” sat its owner and ate a frog.
On hot days amphibians often hide from the sun under leaves, so the spider only needs to staple two leaves together and hide in anticipation on the frog. But the hunting process has not yet been seen.
Many spider species hunt with a variety of nets and traps. Some weave classical hunting nets, others cover the prey with a kind of net stretched out on the front limbs, and others use the web as an alarm, warning of the approach of potential prey, the publication says.