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Yes. A newly-released scientific study has noted several species of spider catching and eating fish. And they live all around the world, on every continent except Antarctica.
“Our finding of such a large diversity of spider families being engaged in fish predation is novel,” wrote the researchers in Plos One.
Tuesday 26 November, 2024
Tuesday 26 November, 2024
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Fish-eating spiders exist, and here is horrifying proof
FISH-EATING SPIDERS are a real, actual thing.
Yes. A newly-released scientific study has noted several species of spider catching and eating fish. And they live all around the world, on every continent except Antarctica.
“Our finding of such a large diversity of spider families being engaged in fish predation is novel,” wrote the researchers in Plos One.
Here is a wolf spider eating a fish:
The average fish caught by the spiders in the study was 2.2 times the size of the spider itself.
Here is an exceptionally large example of a spider from Cameroon enjoying a fish dinner:
The spiders typically wait just above the surface of the water, then use their front legs to catch their prey as it swims by.
Like this spider eating a frog.
You can read the whole study here.
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