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Tmarus sp.
Hunting an ant. Maybe Tmarus piger. Tmarus is a genus of crab spiders with very long first and second legs. They mimetize very well with surrounding twigs. They hunt as ambush predators.
Spotted on an evergreen oak twig.
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/60 sec.; f/13; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. Flash fired
Spotted on Jul 11, 2014
Submitted on Oct 9, 2014
4 Comments
I had not noticed. Ouch. Still a good meal though :)
Thanks Mark, and the fight must have been hard, notice that the ant lost the tarsus one leg
Impressive size prey.
I added one more picture!