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Callilepis nocturna Female Callilepis nocturna (Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. May 2007 ) Female Callilepis nocturna. (Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. May 2007 ) Female Callilepis nocturna. (Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. May 2007 ) Female Callilepis nocturna, side view. (Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. May 2007 ) Face of Callilepis nocturna. (Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. May 2007 ) Callilepis nocturna from below. (Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. May 2007 ) Epigyne. (Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. May 2007 )

Facts: Family: Gnaphosidae Scientific name: Callilepis nocturna Common name: Moon spider Ground spider Callilepis nocturna. This spider only eats one thing - ants. It bites them near the antenna, runs away and comes back after a minute when the ant is paralyzed.

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