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Crab spider and leaf cutter bee

Megachilidae and Thomisidae

Photo by HemaShah
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

There is too much action on this gum plant. A crab spider has grasped a leaf cutter bee and an ant has climbed on the spiders back to see if it could benefit from this(2)

Habitat:

foothills

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Neil Ross
It's quite amazing to think it was so quick. You've got good eyes to spot these things.
HemaShah
I moved on and saw another crab spider trying to bring down a sweat bee almost 4 times it's size. It did render the prey immobile with it's venom .It was not able to get a good grasp on the bee.When I returned to this flower ,the prey had been totally drained by the spider.
Neil Ross
Extraordinary spotting, Hema. For a fleeting moment I thought the spider had eaten the ant. How did it all turn out?
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PublishedAugust 21, 2016

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