Trapdoor spiders (Canturia species) ambush unsuspecting prey as they walk close to the trapdoor opening. When the spider senses the patter of tiny feet, it rushes out from beneath the trapdoor and pulls the victim into its burrow.
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Photograph by Simon Pollard
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