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Nov062009

Crab Spider with Hoverfly

DateFri 2009-11-06

A white crab spider, Misumena vatia (Araneae: Thomisidae) with an ambush victim, hoverfly Cheilosia illustrata (Diptera: Syrphidae).  For more on M. vatia see here; for more on C. illustrata see here.  The flowers are hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium).

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK on 2009-06-26.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | Comment1 Comment |
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Reader Comments (1)

Nice shot!
2009-11-07 | Unregistered CommenterAydin

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