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 Crab spider with big Tabanid
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| nick upton |
Posted on 08-06-2010 22:34
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
I guess this has to be Misumena vatia getting stuck into a big horsefly (Dasyrhamphus ater or D.anthracinus)? Confirmation or correction of spider (or fly!) species would be helpful. M. vatia is known in Corsica where the photo was taken, along with M. bicolor. Can't find a pic of that but my spider looks very monocolor... Apologies to all fly lovers for the carnage portrayed... 4.6.2010 c 8mm on umbel flower near mountain stream, Corsica nick upton attached the following image:  [134.27Kb] Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 08-06-2010 22:35
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
A closer shot:
nick upton attached the following image:  [131.8Kb] Edited by nick upton on 08-06-2010 22:35 Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| Galeodes33 |
Posted on 09-06-2010 06:54
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Member Location: Madagascar Posts: 49 Joined: 28.05.10 |
Looks like vatia to me... |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 09-06-2010 09:33
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
OK, many thanks. I'm pretty sure it must be.
Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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