I bet it's a form of aggressive mimicry. It looks more like a worm than a twig, so it might attract something that wants to eat a worm.
Apparently it mostly hunts other spiders - so I think I'm onto something there.
I bet it's a form of aggressive mimicry. It looks more like a worm than a twig, so it might attract something that wants to eat a worm.
Apparently it mostly hunts other spiders - so I think I'm onto something there.
Ha! Makes sense. You are ready to publish a paper sir !