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Crab spiders

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Something that is not often seen: two crab spiders mating. The male grabs the female's abdomen from below, trying to fertilize her with his pedipalps. The female became a bit upset when I started to photograph them, and started walking around. That made the male's job quite dificult, and he had to struggle to get into position.

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