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Spider eating Common blue Damselfly

Spider & Enallagma cyathigerum

Photo by sttweets
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Field Notes

Description:

This damselfly was unlucky to get stuck in a spiderweb. The spider didn't hesitate for a second and caught the damselfly in the neck. The 'fight' lasted for a minute or 2, then the spider dragged the corps to a save spot, bit of the head and had it for lunch. The rest of the body was dropped, seemed not worth the hassle.

Habitat:

Found between the yellow iris, close to water.

Notes:

Anyone knows what kind of spider this could have been?

Reference Links:

Common Blue Damselfly

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (8)
sttweets
@taka.ita, I think you are right here. I'll update the ID.
taka.ita
Not Azure damselfly, but Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)
Ashish
Amazingly true part in Web of Life..!!!
sttweets
Yes, it was. I watched it for minutes. Nature can be rather cruel!
sttweets
Thanks, I was still struggling,... like the damselfly :-)

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