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Misumena vatia
Goldenrod Crab Spider
(shown with Bombus terrestris)
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Photographer: Hans J. Koch
ID: 0000 0000 0610 0749 (2010-06-09)Copyright © 2010 Hans J. Koch
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Jun 8, 2010
location
Squamish (British Columbia, Canada)family
Thomisidae
order
Araneae
class Arachnida
habitat backyard, mixed forest, foxglove (digitalis0 flowernotes It appears that the spider used its pedipalps to hold the bumble bee by its neck, probably while injecting the venom.camera Sony A-100 ISO-80 1/125sec, Minolta macro 100mm f/32 (2X tele conv.) flash
photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Spider
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
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| common names
Goldenrod Crab Spider, Flower Crab Spider, Flower Spider (photographer)
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