Crab Spider eating Flying Insect by petesie

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13-JUN-2004

Crab Spider eating Flying Insect

Crab spiders lie in wait for insects on flowers in the garden. In this case it is a Tropical Milkweed. I'm not sure what the flying insect is, but earlier in the day I was taking photographs of it. I feel bad for it, but it is the way the food chain works!
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petesie		14-Jun-2004 13:28
Good morning, I checked this morning and all that was on the Milkweed was the spider. I can't imagine that he ate it all, but it is gone!

Larry Ahern		14-Jun-2004 00:14
Striking!

Guest		13-Jun-2004 23:00
Amazing photo! The pic would be nice even without the spider, but that is amazing. I wonder how long it'll take for it to eat that insect?

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