Date: 27/04/2020 20:00:58
From: dv
ID: 1546674
Subject: spider-tailed viper

https://youtu.be/XFjoqyVRmOU

Consider this spider-tailed viper, whose tail looks and moves like a spider. It uses it to lure prey.

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Date: 27/04/2020 20:06:58
From: Speedy
ID: 1546676
Subject: re: spider-tailed viper

How did I not know this snake existed?

I can’t believe the bird bonked the snake on the head first before having a go at the spider.

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Date: 27/04/2020 20:12:30
From: sibeen
ID: 1546677
Subject: re: spider-tailed viper

dv said:


https://youtu.be/XFjoqyVRmOU

Consider this spider-tailed viper, whose tail looks and moves like a spider. It uses it to lure prey.

That is rather amazing.

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Date: 27/04/2020 20:16:07
From: SCIENCE
ID: 1546680
Subject: re: spider-tailed viper

Speedy said:


How did I not know this snake existed?

I can’t believe the bird bonked the snake on the head first before having a go at the spider.

looks like it went for the spider, but first landed on the head so if it had wised up, it might have got away

but greedily it came back from the side…

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Date: 28/04/2020 01:48:52
From: AwesomeO
ID: 1546787
Subject: re: spider-tailed viper

£§So let’s see, in rapid progression, urine borked, message dad borked, lungs borked, dads borked worsens, email borked, message borked, coffee borked, SLEEP BORKED, oops mininbork, Facebook borks,

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Date: 29/04/2020 12:01:07
From: Ogmog
ID: 1547487
Subject: re: spider-tailed viper

dv said:


https://youtu.be/XFjoqyVRmOU

Consider this spider-tailed viper, whose tail looks and moves like a spider. It uses it to lure prey.


that is
without a doubt
the most elaborate lure
I’ve ever seen used by an animal

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Date: 29/04/2020 12:07:08
From: Tamb
ID: 1547488
Subject: re: spider-tailed viper

Ogmog said:


dv said:

https://youtu.be/XFjoqyVRmOU

Consider this spider-tailed viper, whose tail looks and moves like a spider. It uses it to lure prey.


that is
without a doubt
the most elaborate lure
I’ve ever seen used by an animal


A little more complex than the common death adder lure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UCmmmTVeJU

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Date: 29/04/2020 12:07:58
From: roughbarked
ID: 1547489
Subject: re: spider-tailed viper

Ogmog said:


dv said:

https://youtu.be/XFjoqyVRmOU

Consider this spider-tailed viper, whose tail looks and moves like a spider. It uses it to lure prey.


that is
without a doubt
the most elaborate lure
I’ve ever seen used by an animal

Definitely more elaborate than that of the snapping turtles.

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Date: 29/04/2020 12:12:31
From: roughbarked
ID: 1547492
Subject: re: spider-tailed viper

roughbarked said:


Ogmog said:

dv said:

https://youtu.be/XFjoqyVRmOU

Consider this spider-tailed viper, whose tail looks and moves like a spider. It uses it to lure prey.


that is
without a doubt
the most elaborate lure
I’ve ever seen used by an animal

Definitely more elaborate than that of the snapping turtles.

Alligator snapping turtle at 2:18

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Date: 29/04/2020 12:15:55
From: Michael V
ID: 1547493
Subject: re: spider-tailed viper

Interesting, thanks dv.

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