This species belongs to the genus Deinopis, part of the family Deinopidae – the net-casting spiders. Holding a web between its legs, this spider waits for prey to pass beneath it on the ground and then attacks by dropping down from above and casting the net over the prey! Las Brisas Nature Reserve, Costa Rica.

Published July 1, 2012 at 602 × 900 in Arachnids