Gallery
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Two fighting spiders of approximately equal size and weight are placed at opposite ends of a bamboo skewer
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Top frame: Both spiders size each other up; Bottom frame: The spiders grapple; at this point, one of the spiders may have already delivered a paralyzing bite to its opponent's body
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The victor begins to wrap its victim in silk. Spinnerets are visible
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Top frame: The victor may be delivering another bite to its wrapped opponent; Bottom frame: The victor climbs up its dragline, dragging the wrapped victim behind using one of its hind legs
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