.楊維晟-鬼面擒拿手 ( The Devil-faced Trapper)

臺灣眾多蜘蛛中，鬼面蛛以獨到的獵捕手法，見證蜘蛛獵捕的多樣性。偽裝良好的鬼面蛛白天化身枯枝，入夜後才開始活動。鬼面蛛織網不結網，首先從腹部末端絲疣吐出細而強韌的蛛絲，織好一面不算大的矩形網後，一個大翻身，改以兩對前腳拿起蛛絲，正面向樹幹，以碩大的前中眼正視前方，一旦獵物經過前方樹幹，啪~快速地將蛛網套向獵物。鬼面蛛不愧為完美的擒拿手，更是演化上的佼佼者。

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Out of the numerous spider species in Taiwan, the devil-faced spider (Deinopidae) stands out for its trapping technique. The seemingly docile devil faced spider disguises itself as a dried stick during the daytime and only becomes active when evening sets. As a spider that only weaves webs, the devil faced spider first spits out a thin but sturdy thread from its lower abdomen weaving it into a small web. Then doing a flip, it suspends the web between its two front legs facing itself to the front of the tree branch and watches sharply for any incoming prey. Whenever it spots a prey, it will propel itself on to the prey and entangle it in the web. Their expertise in trapping has given the devil-faced spider a status in animal evolution.

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