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03-05-2008, 09:08 PM
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| | | Crab spider with prey
Found this life and death scenario in my garden this afternoon - the crab spider looked like it was 'sucking' the bee/fly.
My question: can you tell what type of bee or drone fly this was? 
Thanks
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03-05-2008, 09:14 PM
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| | | Re: Crab spider with prey
Oh, that is so good. Misumena vatia, don't get it up here.
The spid injects the prey with venom that makes the poor old thing turn to soup, which the spider then sucks up, just as you say.
I can't say anything about the prey. |
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