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Zaragoza: Aragn (Espaa)Orden: AraneaeFamilia: Thomisidae.
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Gambrills, Maryland, United States
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Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Cradley, England, United Kingdom
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Revine Lago, Veneto, Italia
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Peninggilan, Banten, Indonesia
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Onna, Okinawa, Japan
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Kadena, Okinawa, Japan
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Hervey Range, Queensland, Australia
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ca. 3 mmPhylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum:ChelicerataClass:Arachnida CUVIER, 1812 (arachnids)Subclass: MicruraOrder: Araneae CLERCK, 1757 (spiders, Spinnen)Suborder: Araneomorphae (Echte Webspinnen)Superfamily: ThomisoideaFamily: Thomisidae SUNDEVALL, 1833 (Crab spiders, Krabbenspinnen)Genus: Xysticus C.L. KOCH, 1835probably: Xysticus audax SCHRANK, 1803[det. Gerdt Gingko, 2013, based on this photo]E-Germany, Brandenburg: vic. Storkow, ca. 60m asl., 16.06.2013______________________________________________MP-E65mm, 1.0x, f/11, 1/180s, ISO100, ring-flash, hand-heldIMG_1092
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I am really surprised at the degree to which these amazing spiders mimic its prey. Just look at those colors..!!!
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Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia
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Florida, United States
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Bolzano Vicentino, Veneto, Italy
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Le Caylar, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
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Alos De Balaguer, Catalonia, Spain
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syrphid prey:Phylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816 (Sechsfer)Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota LANG, 1888 (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923Order: Diptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (true flies, mosquitoes & gnats, Fliegen & Mcken)Suborder: Brachycera SCHINER, 1862Infraorder: Muscomorpha [Syn.: Cyclorrhapha]Superfamily: Syrphoidea LATREILLE, 1802Family: Syrphidae SAMOUELLE, 1819 (hoverflies or flower flies, Schwebfliegen)Subfamily: Syrphinae SAMOUELLE, 1819Tribus: Bacchini Genus: Melanostoma SCHINER, 1860 (Schwarzkopf-Schwebfliegen)Melanostoma incompletum BECKER, 1908, (Kanarische Schwarzkopf-Schwebfliege)[det. "artdivcan", 2019, based on photos]predatory spider:Phylum: Arthropoda Latreille, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum:Chelicerata (Kieferklauentrger)Class:Arachnida Cuvier, 1812 (arachnids)Subclass: MicruraOrder: Araneae Clerck, 1757 (spiders, Spinnen)Suborder: Araneomorphae SIMON, 1892 (Echte Webspinnen)Superfamily: ThomisoideaFamily: Thomisidae SUNDEVALL, 1833 (Crab spiders, Krabbenspinnen)Genus: Misumena Latreille, 1804probably: Misumena spinifera BLACKWALL, 1862 (Green Flower Crab Spider, Kanarische Blumen-Krabbenspinne)[det. "artdivcan", 2019, based on photos]Spain, Canary Islands, NW Tenerife: vic. Erjos, ca. 1000m asl., 22.X.2016; IMG_9896
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Camin, Veneto, Italy
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Jimena, Andalusia, Spain
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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Florida, United States