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African Masked Crab Spider

Thomisdae Synema imitator

Photo by Smith Zoo
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Field Notes

Description:

Colorful crab spider with the markings resembling an African mask has caught a bee, and as always in nature the scavengers arrived on the scene incl. cotton stainers and jackal flies!

Habitat:

Found on lavender bush in our garden.

Notes:

Note the second grab spider lingering not too far away! Action packed series! Enjoy!!

Reference Links:

Crab spider, spiders - Zandvlei Trust

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Comments (4)
staccyh
This is such a cool find! :)
The MnMs
Wow! This a very nice finding of multiple animals profiting from a hunt. Thanks for sharing!

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PublishedOctober 3, 2013

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