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increased web height may reduce risks of predation from ground- or 
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I thank H. Levi, M. Robinson, Y. Lubin, and particularly C. 
Olive for helpful comments on an earlier draft. H. Levi identified 
the species. D. Weinberger kindly helped process the sticky trap 
samples. The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute provided 
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