Thursday, April 23, 2009

The spider with the happy face!!!


The spider, which measures just a few millimetres across, has developed bizarre markings giving the appearance of a smiling face. 

Scientists think the spider, which has the scientific name Theridion grallator and is harmless to humans, has evolved the patterns to confuse predators.

It is under-threat of extinction in the rainforests of the Hawaiian island chain in the Pacific. More...

See also:

  1. The man who lives with 50000 spiders!!!
  2. Spider casts "net" to entangle its victim...
  3. Confined to a wheel-chair for 20 years, he walks again ... thanks to a spider!!!

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