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Leucauge venusta / Cycloneda munda
I spotting this tiny spider in our meadow apparently dining on a ladybug larva. It was only when I downloaded my photos that I saw that the ladybug larva was in turn eating an aphid!
Spotted on Apr 26, 2012
Submitted on Apr 26, 2012
13 Comments
Thanks Jeannette!
Wow, great spotting :)
Or in this case - a polished-off lady beetle! :-)
Thanks for the ID Abigail!
Amazing cycle of life! The larva is Cycloneda munda, the Polished Lady Beetle.
Thank you too cardilas!
Thanks Dana!
extraordinario
:) I was just waiting for a bird to swoop down & grab them all!
There is always somebody hungrier than you...
Thanks Chun!
Seems like a case of karma.
Nice spotting.
Thanks Gerardo!
Grate series Karen!