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Jumping Spider on Aloe leaf
Jumping Spider on <I>Aloe</I> leaf
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Look closely, even in the middle of the capital city, and you'll see amazing animals looking back at you. With what is probably the keenest eyesight among spiders, indeed among the best for any invertebrate, jumping spiders are efficient visual predators. They trail a silk dragline when they jump.

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Contents:
1.View of Tana
2.Park in Tana
3.Market in Tana
4.Madagascar Kestrels
5.Jumping spider
6.Hotel in Diego Suarez
7.Gecko
8.Longhorn beetle
 
Golden Mantella, Mantella aurantiaca

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