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This crab spider was fairly tiny... maybe 7 mm long, and eating an even tinier insect. They prey looked waspish, but I'm not certain it was a wasp.
Spotted on Nov 19, 2011
Submitted on Nov 25, 2011
12 Comments
Thanks IgCostaNut! :)
Love this one!
textless, you should also add this to the new Arthropod - Arthropod interaction mission.
Thanks Atul!
superb spotting!
Thanks Courtney and KarenL. I was really happy to see the spider so late in the season.
Great spot!
Wow! That's and awesome series!! Great shots!!
Welcome.
Seems like the young crab spiders there are hairy.
The crab spiders here are hairy too but their hairs are very short and less obvious.
I think crab spiders tend to look hairy when they are juveniles, but that's just based on the ones I've seen. :) And I think you're right about the prey insect. Thanks ChunXingWong.
The prey looks like a flying ant but it is not because it's antennas are different.
That is one hairy Crab Spider.