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Crab spiders mating

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A rare spotting, at least for me: a couple of crab spiders mating. The male is the smaller one, over the female. Last photo shows the female alone, after the male went away (he seemed very upset with my presence).

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International Spider Survey
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Spiders from Parana, Brazil / Aranhas do Parana
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PublishedNovember 21, 2013

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