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flower crab spider with prey

g. Misumena

Description:

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.



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12 Comments

textless
textless a year ago

Thanks IgCostaNut! :)

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano a year ago

Love this one!

KarenL
KarenL a year ago

textless, you should also add this to the new Arthropod - Arthropod interaction mission.

textless
textless a year ago

Thanks Atul!

Atul
Atul a year ago

superb spotting!

textless
textless a year ago

Thanks Courtney and KarenL. I was really happy to see the spider so late in the season.

KarenL
KarenL a year ago

Great spot!

courtneyhitson
courtneyhitson a year ago

Wow! That's and awesome series!! Great shots!!

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong a year ago

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.

textless
textless a year ago

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.

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong a year ago

The prey looks like a flying ant but it is not because it's antennas are different.

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong a year ago

That is one hairy Crab Spider.

New Mexico, USA

Lat: 36.72, Long: -107.83

Spotted on Nov 19, 2011
Submitted on Nov 25, 2011

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