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Megachilidae and Thomisidae
There is too much action on this gum plant. A crab spider has grasped a leaf cutter bee and an ant has climbed on the spiders back to see if it could benefit from this(2)
foothills
Spotted on Aug 21, 2016
Submitted on Aug 21, 2016
3 Comments
It's quite amazing to think it was so quick. You've got good eyes to spot these things.
I moved on and saw another crab spider trying to bring down a sweat bee almost 4 times it's size. It did render the prey immobile with it's venom .It was not able to get a good grasp on the bee.When I returned to this flower ,the prey had been totally drained by the spider.
Extraordinary spotting, Hema. For a fleeting moment I thought the spider had eaten the ant. How did it all turn out?