This camouflage has a double function; it makes the spider a rather unappetizing prey for most animals (especially birds themselves), and it serves as a lure for the small, excrement-loving insects which are the spider’s favorite prey. These spiders are found in Asia, from Indonesia to Japan.
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Top 10 Smartest Animals. Earth is full of a wide variety of creatures. Living organisms need to hear, think, see, and adapt with precision in order to evolve, flourish, and survive on this planet. The animal kingdom is built around primates, mammals, rodents, cetaceans, marsupials, birds, reptiles, and mollusks, to name a few.
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Portia Labiata Jumping Spider. This species is a member of the Portia genus of spiders and is definitely the smallest creature on the list. Also known as the White-Mustached Portia, they inhabit wastelands and secondary forests in Africa, Asia, and Australia.
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So named because of the female’s weird abdomen, ended in a “tail” similar to that of a scorpion. When threatened, the scorpion-tailed spider arches this tail as a scorpion would. Only the female has a tail; the male looks more like an ordinary spider and is much smaller.
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Top 10 Bizarre Spiders. Warning! If you are arachnophobic you may not want to see this list, but I really suggest that you do. You may find that these creatures are more diverse and fascinating than they are creepy.
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One of their principle skills is luring other spiders from their webs for food. To do this they will pluck out rhythms at the corner of a web to mimic a trapped bug or insect intruder. If the Portia has encountered this type of spider before, then it will remember what rhythm pattern to use in order to achieve success.
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Portia fimbriata, known as the Fringed Jumping Spider or often just as Portia is renowned as the world’s most intelligent spider. When it comes to calculating hunters in the bug world, nothing comes closer to the mark this diminutive jumping spider. This tiny assassin not only takes on targets bigger than itself, it plots how to do it.
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The Border Collie is widely considered the smartest dog breed in the world. They usually spend their time sheep herding and handling many forms of livestock, but also make a great pet. With physical exercise and various forms of mental stimulation these dogs are the quickest to learn.
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Even though the victim may be many times the size of Portia, the jumping spider’s venom is potent enough to kill it inside a minute or two. Once a kill has been made Portia will take it’s fill from its prey, any leftovers are a bonus for scavengers.
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It is a spider hunter which modifies its hunting strategies and learns from situations as it encounters them. When it comes to calculating hunters in the bug world, nothing comes closer to the mark this diminutive jumping spider. This tiny assassin not only takes on targets bigger than itself, it plots how to do it.
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what is the smartest spider
Portia fimbriata is the smartest spider. Portia fimbriata is the smartest spider. 