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Strange Creatures Of The Amazon

Deep in the Peruvian Amazon lurk strange creatures and unique animals and sights, including spiders that make large spider-shaped decoys in their webs and the unusually hairy caterpillars.

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The larval form of a flannel moth, also known as a puss caterpillar. (Photo: Phil Torres/ LiveScience)

A spider that makes a “decoy” that looks like a much larger spider. (Photo: Phil Torres/ LiveScience)

Macaws and other birds gathering at a “clay lick,” which contains minerals not found elsewhere in the area. (Photo: Jeff Cremer/ LiveScience)

The cocoon of a urodid moth. (Photo: Jeff Cremer)