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Apricia jovialis
I finally found out what these small chubby jumping spiders eat.
Much bigger spiders. If this isn't accidental then it looks a very sensible choice of bite site. Once committed I guess they just hang on and hope.
Reminiscent of the weasel on the woodpecker.
Under the eaves of a pavilion in a local sports reserve.
Was called 'Breda jovialis'.
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Breda+jovi...
Yet to ID the prey.
Spotted on Feb 6, 2015
Submitted on Mar 6, 2015
14 Comments
Good spotting !
Thanks SJ
Great capture Mark...TFS..
It just seems a bit greedy Marta... unless it's inviting some friends for dinner.
Wow! Well..is nature! :-)
I'll never look at one the same again!
That's just sick!
Thanks for all the comments and likes.
@FG not that hard to get because after an initial struggle they both just froze and waited while the venom took effect.
Great spotting! Was it hard to get that photo?
Cool!
OMG that is wild!!! Takes mechanical bull riding to a whole new level really :D Awesome spotting Mark! Thank you for sharing :)
Maybe he used some strategy to kill it like his cousin Portia!
Thanks Ashutosh. I probably should have stayed to see what happened next.
Super-Spider! Awesome spotting...