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Crab spider with bee fly        Images © Mark A. Chappell

Numerous species of crab spiders occur in a variety of habitats.   All are ambush predators, frequently lurking in flowers to catch insects visiting for nectar or pollen.   This spider (species unknown) has captured a bee fly (species also unknown).   The photo was taken in early summer on the Konza Prairie in northeastern Kansas.

  • Canon 40D, Tamron 180 mm macro lens, fill-in flash (2009)