no, this is not a giant hairy spider

it’s just a conspiracy of ring-tailed lemurs

having a snack at their mobbing  planning session.

 

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A group of lemurs is called a conspiracy. Lemurs are social animals and live in mini communities of around 10-25 members. As a result of this, they often work together, or ‘conspire’ to outwit predators using a technique called ‘mobbing’.

 

 

 

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