The Muqata blog will go to no ends to brand itself...the following rare spider was found in Hawaii.UK Metro: Eight-legged smile from spiderI'm rather disappointed this wasn't found in Israel...maybe we just have to look harder :-)
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
This tiny spider, which measures just a few millimetres across, has developed bizarre markings which look just like a smiling face.
The so-called happy-face spider, which is harmless to humans, has evolved to confuse predators, scientists think.
The rare species is found in rainforests of Hawaii.
Wherever I am, my blog turns towards Eretz Yisrael טובה הארץ מאד מאד
How many more years until it evolves a nose?
ReplyDeletebizarre!
ReplyDeleteThis is -- hands down -- the coolest spider ever!
ReplyDeleteIn spite of all the other websites that mention this (some claiming these spiders were discovered in 1973), I think it's a crude Photoshop job.
ReplyDeleteHolyCityPrayer: NationalGeographic doesn't photoshop their pictures (unlike Reuters). Its real as real gets.
ReplyDeleteChaviva: Agreed -- though I'm not sure I'd want them hanging around my house...
Obviously it wasn't found in Israel - its still smiling!!!
ReplyDeletethis is so bizarre!
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