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African Masked Crab Spider

Thomisdae Synema imitator

Description:

Colorful crab spider with the markings resembling an African mask has caught a bee, and as always in nature the scavengers arrived on the scene incl. cotton stainers and jackal flies!

Habitat:

Found on lavender bush in our garden.

Notes:

Note the second grab spider lingering not too far away! Action packed series! Enjoy!!

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4 Comments

Smith Zoo
Smith Zoo 9 years ago

Thanks staccyh, indeed!

staccyh
staccyh 10 years ago

This is such a cool find! :)

Fanie
Fanie 10 years ago

Amazing!!

The MnMs
The MnMs 10 years ago

Wow! This a very nice finding of multiple animals profiting from a hunt. Thanks for sharing!

Smith Zoo
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Smith Zoo

Western Cape, South Africa

Spotted on Oct 2, 2013
Submitted on Oct 3, 2013

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