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Flower Spider (Crab)

Misumena Misumenops

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Description:

Sit on flowers and can change color slowly. They wait in ambush for passenger insects like this dragonfly it caught. After the prey is bitten, it is held above the spider and sucked dry.

Habitat:

Flowers

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PublishedAugust 9, 2013

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