類別

昆蟲與蜘蛛（蜘蛛）

參賽者

林欣怡

作品名稱

以小欺大 The Weak Preys on the Strong

科學圖說 Scientific introduction

在動物的世界裡，弱肉強食、適者生存的戲碼不斷在上演。蜘蛛就是捕食昆蟲的翹楚，有些靠著結網等待獵物自己送上門，但也有蜘蛛靠著敏銳的動作伏擊獵捕。一旦捕獲獵物後，用毒腺分泌毒液制伏，簡單將獵物變成囊中物。獵捕對象的體型可能比蜘蛛大上好幾倍，是名符其實的以小欺大。

In the animal world, the weak becomes the prey of the strong. Only the fittest survive. Spiders are very adept at preying on insects. Some spiders spin a web and wait for their prey to come to them. Some make use of stealthy and quick movement to capture their prey. As soon as they capture their prey, they secrete poison from their poison glands to subdue it. In some cases, the prey may be many times larger than the spider. This is the idea behind the title given to this image.