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Misumena vatia
White, light brown spots on body
Lived on an echinacea flower in my garden, in summer, Victoria Australia
Lived on an echinacea flower in my garden, sitting with its front legs open, waiting for bees! One of the photos shows the spider eating a bee that he caught, we saw him eat at least ten bees while he was here!
The prettier Diaea Flower Spiders have smooth, glossy bodies with short, unequal legs and a wide, more or less shortened abdomen that is often strikingly coloured. They are usually small in size (males smaller than females) and their two front pairs of legs are much heavier, longer and strongly spined than the hind pairs of legs. All four pairs of legs curve forward in a crab-like fashion, giving the group their other common name, Crab Spiders.
Spotted on Jan 21, 2013
Submitted on Jan 25, 2013
