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     There's a tiny ambush hunter hanging in a dark corner of my bathroom. Each of her eight legs holds a different strand, waiting for vibrations. What superb patience she must have! Imagine first her long disciplined activity while weaving that intricate trap followed in turn by her death-like immobility while waiting for a victim to bring her next meal. How long will she wait? I see no insect candidates anywhere. What gives her faith that she has chosen a good location? Would she ever reconsider that choice? What could she possibly be thinking of as she passes the time? Does she not feel boredom? Does she not grow hungry? Does she not become anxious? Her metabolic rate must be nearly zero to succeed in such a strategy, and yet she must react quickly when the opportunity appears.
     I get hungry all the time. I get impatient watching the microwave oven tick down. I feel imposed upon waiting even one minute for a traffic light to turn green. I get bored quickly and depend on various electronics to offer distractions and fill the silence in my apartment.
     I definitely don’t have what it takes to be an ambush hunter.
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There's a tiny ambush hunter hanging in a dark corner of

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