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rare
Sequined Mirror Spider
Thwaitesia argentiolineata
- Habitat
- Rainforest foliage across Australia, India and Southeast Asia
- Body length
- 4 mm
- Order
- Araneae · Theridiidae
Weird but real
Its silver 'mirror' plates shrink and expand as it moves, so the reflective shards visibly resize like a shifting mosaic.
Why it's cool
A 4mm spider wearing chrome sequins it can flex on command — proof nature builds disco balls no jeweler would dare.
