Some of you may have seen this image a few months ago. After this structure was discovered, it stumped scientists because they did not know what creature was making it. The linked blog post was written by a man that helped lead an expedition to find out, using the help of entomologists and a photographer.
They found . . . that baby spiders hatched out of the structure! They don't know what species yet, but it is unusual for spiders to abandon their eggs and lay them individually.
http://blog.perunature.com/2013/12/weve-solved-amazon-rainforest-mystery.html
They found . . . that baby spiders hatched out of the structure! They don't know what species yet, but it is unusual for spiders to abandon their eggs and lay them individually.
http://blog.perunature.com/2013/12/weve-solved-amazon-rainforest-mystery.html
Photo by Troy S. Alexander, found at link above.