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Xysticus sp. versus Harmonia axyridis
Don't you love it when invasive species are taken down? Looks like this spider is doing some help around this world!
My favorite predator prey...Ladybug Larvae vs. Crab Spider!
Spotted on May 26, 2012
Submitted on May 27, 2012
27 Comments (1–25)
Thank you, Fyn!
Nice!
Thank you Karen!
Great capture!
Thanks Mayra, and Sergio!
Haha, Sergio, I'm on the look out!
It is a jungle out there!
Nice pic!
Very true, Laura! I see too many of them, and the way they destroy other species, it is good to see native species controlling them.
Wow, that's so cool, J! The crab spider is helping us out against the harlequin ladybug invasion!
I think you have nailed it, Willie! From the looks of BugGuide, even a crystal clear photo can't get past genus! Thanks for the ID help Willie!
http://bugguide.net/node/view/667903/bgi...
Hey J, what do you think of this one? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Thomis...
Definitely, Willie! At least to my amateur extent!
J, I think you might be on to something here. Perhaps when I put down the Id I wrote down the wrong name, I do think your spotting and mine are the same exact subspecies of crab spider don't you?
Thanks, Willie. http://bugguide.net/node/view/607106 After looking on BugGuide, it doesn't look like the correct species. Thanks again, Willie, for your very nice comment! I will for sure let you know when I find the correct ID.
J, I very much think this spotting is of the same sub species of Crab Spider as mine. The markings look to be identical, I believe you have your ID. I would highly suggest this is: misumenops asperatus. I would also guess you will get some other traffic now that I have looked at this. I have noticed a cause and effect when it comes to my comments, lol I am sure you will not mind.
Please feel free to use any of my information or links as found here: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/116...
Thanks sleighgreen! I was surprised to find this, and neither of them moved at all the whole time I was there! They seemed to be suspended in time!
Wicked Pic!
Thanks Abigail! I definitely agree! Harmonia axyridis is starving the native lady beetle population.
The lady beetle larva is Harmonia axyridis (Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle or Harlequin Ladybird). Those double-branched spines are unique among North American lady beetle larvae, and the orange pattern is a giveaway too. I may be a lady beetle expert but I am rooting for the spider here, we don't need more Haxy!
Thanks Arun!
nice capture ...
Okay, thanks Bayucca! I wasn't sure what to look for in the larva.
I can't notice the typical 4 spots.
Thanks Maria!
nice series!