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Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

Photo by Michael94
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Field Notes

Description:

Female ambush predator. Noticed us and pulled the bee all the way inside the flower.

Habitat:

Close to the top of Mary's Peak, a mountain near the Oregon Coast.

Notes:

These spiders can actually be white or yellow depending on the flower they are living upon.

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Photographed
PublishedAugust 9, 2017

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