Watch amazing video of flatworm battling harvestman spider

In a battle between a flatworm and a harvestman, it might seem the arachnid would come out as the obvious winner.



But, it turns out the mucus-slinging sticky worms can really put up a fight.



In the forests of Brazil, where fights between the two species are a common occurrence, it’s the worms that are the aggressors, making the armored harvestmen their prey.



A new study on the interaction between the two has uncovered the remarkable tactics the worms use to subdue their prey – and the grisly ways in which harvestmen fight back.