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Deep within a cave in Mulu National Park, the sticky threads secreted by the larvae of a fungus midge (family Mycetophilidae) function as a trap for small flying insects. When ensnared in this trap, prey are reeled in and eaten. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).

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Deep within a cave in Mulu National Park, the sticky threads secreted by the larvae of a fungus midge (family Mycetophilidae) function as a trap for small flying insects. When ensnared in this trap, prey are reeled in and eaten. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).