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Misumena crab spider and orchid

Misumena vatia

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Description:

This small spider has the capacity to adapt to the color of the places where they catch they food, so they could be yellow or white, to change the color takes about two days, To hunt its prey, they do not prepare the typical spider webs. It technique is to catch, with his front legs extended and ready, until a victim approaches.

Habitat:

Gardens.

Notes:

Because of their movements (they can walk sideways) - and the posture, similar to those of a crab, the common name of this genus is crab spiders.

en Encyclia sp Prosthechea

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