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Napoleon Spider

Synema globosum

Photo by InêsVeloso
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Field Notes

Description:

This species belongs to the family of crab spiders.
Small black spider with red on the sides of the abdomen.
This one has quite a stack of dead preys and was eating one of them.

Habitat:

Most countries in Europe.
They can mostly be encountered from May through August on flowering plants (especially yellow or red Apiaceae species), waiting for their prey.

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