This is one of my many roommates, Tom. In Khmer, that word means big, and since he's the largest of all the ping-pleung (spiders), his name is fitting. He lives near the ceiling and is an excellent hunter. I've watched him spy an unsuspecting beetle or fly, and deftly render his prey defenseless before spinning a coffin of webbing around it. Then, he waits awhile before sucking out all the gooey bug juice.
He looks like a daddy long legs spider.
ReplyDeleteHe is - and a very well fed one.
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