a tiny spider that builds much bigger elaborate decoy spiders and hangs them in its web to fool predators has been discovered in the peruvian amazon . the artful arthropod crafts its decoys from dead insects , debris and leaves in what scientists suspect is a defence mechanism to avoid being eaten . lancashire 's liam livingstone scored a reported world-record 350 for nantwich town in a national club championship match against caldy on sunday . it is believed to be a new species of cyclosa , a genus which includes other sculpting arachnids but none of which of which have been observed to build replicas with multiple , spidery legs . the 21-year-old all-rounder , who has yet to make his first-team debut for the red rose , plundered 34 fours and 27 sixes in his remarkable 138-ball innings . lancashire believes the innings is the highest-ever individual score in a one-day match . achievement : livingstone came in at number 3 and smashed a triple-century as the scoreboard shows . lancashire 's liam livingstone hit 350 for mantwich town against caldy in what could be a world record . cunning : the spider sits above its decoy in a flood plain surrounding peru 's tambopata research centre . biologist and science teacher phil torres discovered the apparently novel spider in september as he led tourists in a floodplain surrounding peru 's tambopata research centre . ` from afar , it appears to be a medium sized spider about an inch across , possibly dead and dried out , hanging in the center of a spider web along the side of the trail , ' he wrote in a blog post for eco-tourism firm rainforest expeditions . such sights are not out of the ordinary for the amazon , he writes , but as he approached the apparently decomposing arthropod it began to wobble back and forth as it it was alive . ` step in even closer and things start to get weird - that spider form you were looking at is actually made up of tiny bits of leaf , debris , and dead insects , ' ` the confusion sets in . how can something be constructed to look like a spider , how is it moving , and what kind of creature made this !? ` it turns out the master designer behind this somewhat creepy form is in fact a tiny spider ' never seen before : the spider -lrb- pictured left in close up -rrb- is believed to be a new species in the genus cyclosa , which includes other sculpting arachnids , but none of which have been observed to build such life-like replicas . mr torres , who divides his time . between peru and southern california , told wired the discovery was . talk about a chain reaction ! this is the moment a billiards player performs a complex trick shot by setting up a domino train to pot four balls . video footage shows a white ball being rolled down a positioned cue . it then bounces off one side of the red-clothed table and hits the first in a long line of dominoes . one by one the small counters fall down , tapping balls into various pockets as they go . first a yellow , then a blue , then a red . finally , the last domino gently hits an orange ball , causing it to roll down another positioned cue lying on the table . the orb then knocks a green ball into the center pocket . in less than 30 seconds the stunt comes to a close . unlike anything he had ever seen before . ` it blew my mind , ' he said . mr . torres contacted linda raynor , an arachnologist at cornell university , . who agreed it was an unusual find . she told wired it was likely to be an . he told bbc sport : ` from 100 onwards , i was just trying to whack every ball for six . ` when i got into the high 200s and into the 300s , i realised that something quite special could happen . ' ` well done to @liaml4893 who , we think , has smashed a new world record for limited overs cricket , hitting 350 today , ' lancashire posted on their official twitter feed . the clip was uploaded by youtube user honda4ridered . in another video the skilled billiards player shows viewers how to pocket four balls in a single shot with no dominoes in the mix . and for those wanting to replicate the stunt , there is a slow motion version to show the precise angles involved . talk about a chain reaction ! this is the moment a billiards player performs a complex trick shot by setting up a domino train to pot four balls . do n't blink : video footage shows a white ball being rolled down a positioned cue - it then bounces off one side of the red-clothed table and hits the first in a long line of dominoes . unidentified species . even . among the decoy-building species of cyclosa , she said , decoys with legs . going , going , gone : one by one the small counters fall down , tapping balls into pockets as they go - first a yellow , then a blue , then a red . clear table : finally , the last domino gently hits an orange ball , causing it to roll down another positioned cue lying on the table . the orb then knocks a green ball into the center pocket . in less than 30 seconds the stunt comes to a close . and the web-shaking behaviour have not been observed before . after . speaking with experts , mr torres returned to the trails around . tambopata and found a further 25 specimens of the novel spider in the . livingstone 's efforts helped nantwich to compile 579 for seven from their 45 overs . and their efforts appeared to be wasted when they skittled caldy for just 79 to secure a staggering 500-run victory . livingstone , who hit 204 in a second xi game against yorkshire in september , surpasses the previous record of 334 not out scored by nikhilesh surendran in hyderabad in 2008 . same floodplain . searches in other areas nearby did not find any of the spiders , he added , suggesting they have a restricted range . new to science : biologist and science teacher . phil torres discovered the spider in september as he led tourists in a . floodplain around tambopata river in the peruvian amazon . limited range : after speaking with experts , mr torres returned to the trails around tambopata and found a further 25 specimens of the novel spider in the same floodplain , but none further afield . william eberhard , an entomologist at the smithsonian tropical research institute who studies web-building , said he had never before seen a structure like the ones found in the amazonian . cyclosa are known for decoy building , but most of their constructions are clumpy rather than something which resembles and actual spider . ` known cyclosa do n't have that spider-with-leg looking thing , which is why we think it 's a new species , ' mr torres said . he hopes to return to the area in january with a permit to collect samples , in preparation for submitting a study and getting the new species officially recognised .
the clip was uploaded by youtube user honda4ridered . in another upload the skilled billiards player shows viewers how to pocket four balls in a single shot - and for those who miss it there 's a slow motion version .
a tiny spider that builds much bigger elaborate decoy spiders and hangs them in its web to fool predators has been discovered in the peruvian amazon . the artful arthropod crafts its decoys from dead insects , debris and leaves in what scientists suspect is a defence mechanism to avoid being eaten . lancashire 's liam livingstone scored a reported world-record 350 for nantwich town in a national club championship match against caldy on sunday . it is believed to be a new species of cyclosa , a genus which includes other sculpting arachnids but none of which of which have been observed to build replicas with multiple , spidery legs . the 21-year-old all-rounder , who has yet to make his first-team debut for the red rose , plundered 34 fours and 27 sixes in his remarkable 138-ball innings . lancashire believes the innings is the highest-ever individual score in a one-day match . achievement : livingstone came in at number 3 and smashed a triple-century as the scoreboard shows . lancashire 's liam livingstone hit 350 for mantwich town against caldy in what could be a world record . cunning : the spider sits above its decoy in a flood plain surrounding peru 's tambopata research centre . biologist and science teacher phil torres discovered the apparently novel spider in september as he led tourists in a floodplain surrounding peru 's tambopata research centre . ` from afar , it appears to be a medium sized spider about an inch across , possibly dead and dried out , hanging in the center of a spider web along the side of the trail , ' he wrote in a blog post for eco-tourism firm rainforest expeditions . such sights are not out of the ordinary for the amazon , he writes , but as he approached the apparently decomposing arthropod it began to wobble back and forth as it it was alive . ` step in even closer and things start to get weird - that spider form you were looking at is actually made up of tiny bits of leaf , debris , and dead insects , ' ` the confusion sets in . how can something be constructed to look like a spider , how is it moving , and what kind of creature made this !? ` it turns out the master designer behind this somewhat creepy form is in fact a tiny spider ' never seen before : the spider -lrb- pictured left in close up -rrb- is believed to be a new species in the genus cyclosa , which includes other sculpting arachnids , but none of which have been observed to build such life-like replicas . mr torres , who divides his time . between peru and southern california , told wired the discovery was . talk about a chain reaction ! this is the moment a billiards player performs a complex trick shot by setting up a domino train to pot four balls . video footage shows a white ball being rolled down a positioned cue . it then bounces off one side of the red-clothed table and hits the first in a long line of dominoes . one by one the small counters fall down , tapping balls into various pockets as they go . first a yellow , then a blue , then a red . finally , the last domino gently hits an orange ball , causing it to roll down another positioned cue lying on the table . the orb then knocks a green ball into the center pocket . in less than 30 seconds the stunt comes to a close . unlike anything he had ever seen before . ` it blew my mind , ' he said . mr . torres contacted linda raynor , an arachnologist at cornell university , . who agreed it was an unusual find . she told wired it was likely to be an . he told bbc sport : ` from 100 onwards , i was just trying to whack every ball for six . ` when i got into the high 200s and into the 300s , i realised that something quite special could happen . ' ` well done to @liaml4893 who , we think , has smashed a new world record for limited overs cricket , hitting 350 today , ' lancashire posted on their official twitter feed . the clip was uploaded by youtube user honda4ridered . in another video the skilled billiards player shows viewers how to pocket four balls in a single their efforts appeared to be wasted when they skittled caldy for just 79 to secure a staggering 500-run victory . livingstone , who hit 204 in a second xi game against yorkshire in september , surpasses the previous record of 334 not out scored by nikhilesh surendran in hyderabad in 2008 . same floodplain . searches in other areas nearby did not find any of the spiders , he added , suggesting they have a restricted range . new to science : biologist and science teacher . phil torres discovered the spider in september as he led tourists in a . floodplain around tambopata river in the peruvian amazon . limited range : after speaking with experts , mr torres returned to the trails around tambopata and found a further 25 specimens of the novel spider in the same floodplain , but none further afield . william eberhard , an entomologist at the smithsonian tropical research institute who studies web-building , said he had never before seen a structure like the ones found in the amazonian . cyclosa are known for decoy building , but most of their constructions are clumpy rather than something which resembles and actual spider . ` known cyclosa do n't have that spider-with-leg looking thing , which is why we think it 's a new species , ' mr torres said . he hopes to return to the area in january with a permit to collect samples , in preparation for submitting a study and getting the new species officially recognised
a tiny spider that builds much bigger elaborate decoy spiders and hangs them in its web to fool predators has been discovered in the peruvian amazon . the artful arthropod crafts its decoys from dead insects , debris and leaves in what scientists suspect is a defence mechanism to avoid being eaten . lancashire 's liam livingstone scored a reported world-record 350 for nantwich town in a national club championship match against caldy on sunday . it is believed to be a new species of cyclosa , a genus which includes other sculpting arachnids but none of which of which have been observed to build replicas with multiple , spidery legs . the 21-year-old all-rounder , who has yet to make his first-team debut for the red rose , plundered 34 fours and 27 sixes in his remarkable 138-ball innings . lancashire believes the innings is the highest-ever individual score in a one-day match . achievement : livingstone came in at number 3 and smashed a triple-century as the scoreboard shows . lancashire 's liam livingstone hit 350 for mantwich town against caldy in what could be a world record . cunning : the spider sits above its decoy in a flood plain surrounding peru 's tambopata research centre . biologist and science teacher phil torres discovered the apparently novel spider in september as he led tourists in a floodplain surrounding peru 's tambopata research centre . ` from afar , it appears to be a medium sized spider about an inch across , possibly dead kind of creature made this !? ` it turns out the master designer behind this somewhat creepy form is in fact a tiny spider ' never seen before : the spider -lrb- pictured left in close up -rrb- is believed to be a new species in the genus cyclosa , which includes other sculpting arachnids , but none of which have been observed to build such life-like replicas . mr torres , who divides his time . between peru and southern california , told wired the discovery was . talk about a chain reaction ! this is the moment a billiards player performs a complex trick shot by setting up a domino train to pot four balls . video footage shows a white ball being rolled down a positioned cue . it then bounces off one side of the red-clothed table and hits the first in a long line of dominoes . one by one the small counters fall down , tapping balls into various pockets as they go . first a yellow , then a blue , then a red . finally , the last domino gently hits an orange ball , causing it to roll down another positioned cue lying on the table . the orb then knocks a green ball into the center pocket . in less than 30 seconds the stunt comes to a close . unlike anything he had ever seen before . ` it blew my mind , ' he said . mr . torres contacted linda raynor , an arachnologist at cornell university , . who agreed it was an unusual find . she told wired it was likely to be an . he told bbc sport : ` from 100 onwards , i was just trying to whack every ball for six . ` when i got into the high 200s and into the 300s , i realised that something quite special could happen . ' ` well done to @liaml4893 who , we think , has smashed a new world record for limited overs cricket , hitting 350 today , ' lancashire posted on their official twitter feed . the clip was uploaded by youtube user honda4ridered . in another video the skilled billiards player shows viewers how to pocket four balls in a single fall down , tapping balls into pockets as they go - first a yellow , then a blue , then a red . clear table : finally , the last domino gently hits an orange ball , causing it to roll down another positioned cue lying on the table . the orb then knocks a green ball into the center pocket . in less than 30 seconds the stunt comes to a close . and the web-shaking behaviour have not been observed before . after . speaking with experts , mr torres returned to the trails around . tambopata and found a further 25 specimens of the novel spider in the . livingstone 's efforts helped nantwich to compile 579 for seven from their 45 overs . and their efforts appeared to be wasted when they skittled caldy for just 79 to secure a staggering 500-run victory . livingstone , who hit 204 in a second xi game against yorkshire in september , surpasses the previous record of 334 not out scored by nikhilesh surendran in hyderabad in 2008 . same floodplain . searches in other areas nearby did not find any of the spiders , he added , suggesting they have a restricted range . new to science : biologist and science teacher . phil torres discovered the spider in september as he led tourists in a . floodplain around tambopata river in the peruvian amazon . limited range : after speaking with experts , mr torres returned to the trails around tambopata and found a further 25 specimens of the novel spider in the same floodplain , but none further afield . william eberhard , an entomologist at the smithsonian tropical research institute who studies web-building , said he had never before seen a structure like the ones found in the amazonian . cyclosa are known for decoy building , but most of their constructions are clumpy rather than something which resembles and actual spider . ` known cyclosa do n't have that spider-with-leg looking thing , which is why we think it 's a new species , ' mr torres said . he hopes to return to the area in january with a permit to collect samples , in preparation for submitting a study and getting the new species officially recognised .
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a tiny spider that builds much bigger elaborate decoy spiders and hangs them in its web to fool predators has been discovered in the peruvian amazon . the artful arthropod crafts its decoys from dead insects , debris and leaves in what scientists suspect is a defence mechanism to avoid being eaten . lancashire 's liam livingstone scored a reported world-record 350 for nantwich town in a national club championship match against caldy on sunday . it is believed to be a new species of cyclosa , a genus which includes other sculpting arachnids but none of which of which have been observed to build replicas with multiple , spidery legs . the 21-year-old all-rounder , who has yet to make his first-team debut for the red rose , plundered 34 fours and 27 sixes in his remarkable 138-ball innings . lancashire believes the innings is the highest-ever individual score in a one-day match . achievement : livingstone came in at number 3 and smashed a triple-century as the scoreboard shows . lancashire 's liam livingstone hit 350 for mantwich town against caldy in what could be a world record . cunning : the spider sits above its decoy in a flood plain surrounding peru 's tambopata research centre . biologist and science teacher phil torres discovered the apparently novel spider in september as he led tourists in a floodplain surrounding peru 's tambopata research centre . ` from afar , it appears to be a medium sized spider about an inch across , possibly dead and dried out , hanging in the center of a spider web along the side of the trail , ' he wrote in a blog post for eco-tourism firm rainforest expeditions . such sights are not out of the ordinary for the amazon , he writes , but as he approached the apparently decomposing arthropod it began to wobble back and forth as it it was alive . ` step in even closer and things start to get weird - that spider form you were looking at is actually made up of tiny bits of leaf , debris , and dead insects , ' ` the confusion sets in . how can something be constructed to look like a spider , how is it moving , and what kind of creature made this !? ` it turns out the master designer behind this somewhat creepy form is in fact a tiny spider ' never seen before : the spider -lrb- pictured left in close up -rrb- is believed to be a new species in the genus cyclosa , which includes other sculpting arachnids , but none of which have been observed to build such life-like replicas . mr torres , who divides his time . between peru and southern california , told wired the discovery was . talk about a chain reaction ! this is the moment a billiards player performs a complex trick shot by setting up a domino train to pot four balls . video footage shows a white ball being rolled down a their efforts appeared to be wasted when they skittled caldy for just 79 to secure a staggering 500-run victory . livingstone , who hit 204 in a second xi game against yorkshire in september , surpasses the previous record of 334 not out scored by nikhilesh surendran in hyderabad in 2008 . same floodplain . searches in other areas nearby did not find any of the spiders , he added , suggesting they have a restricted range . new to science : biologist and science teacher . phil torres discovered the spider in september as he led tourists in a . floodplain around tambopata river in the peruvian amazon . limited range : after speaking with experts , mr torres returned to the trails around tambopata and found a further 25 specimens of the novel spider in the same floodplain , but none further afield . william eberhard , an entomologist at the smithsonian tropical research institute who studies web-building , said he had never before seen a structure like the ones found in the amazonian . cyclosa are known for decoy building , but most of their constructions are clumpy rather than something which resembles and actual spider . ` known cyclosa do n't have that spider-with-leg looking thing , which is why we think it 's a new species , ' mr torres said . he hopes to return to the area in january with a permit to collect samples , in preparation for submitting a study and getting the new species officially recognised
 A tiny spider has been discovered in the Peruvian Amazon, and it's unlike any other known species. The spider builds elaborate decoys to lure prey into its web, using dead insects and leaves to create fake spiders that mimic its own appearance. This unique behavior is thought to be an adaptation to avoid predators and attract prey.