Newly Discovered Spider Builds Lifelike Decoys

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Even with our unique sense of self-awareness, lofty intellect, and refined tactile ability, still only a few highly-skilled artisans among us are capable of reproducing the human form with any degree of realism. Yet for one tiny spider, recently discovered in the Peruvian Amazon, creating an incredibly lifelike decoy of itself seems to come naturally.

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