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Most spiders spin webs to catch insects, but jumping spiders take a different approach. They have unusually sharp eyesight, with two large front eyes that can detect fine detail. Instead of waiting for prey to become trapped, a jumping spider watches an insect closely, creeps toward it, and then leaps onto it from several body lengths away.
According to the text, how do jumping spiders catch their prey?
They track prey by sight and then leap onto it.
They spin large webs and wait for insects to become trapped.
They hide in burrows until insects walk past.
They release scents that draw insects toward them.
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Answer: A
The text says a jumping spider "watches an insect closely, creeps toward it, and then leaps onto it," using its sharp eyesight. Choice A summarizes this.
Choice B describes how most spiders hunt, which the text sets up as the contrast to jumping spiders.
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