Ground crab spider ( Xysticus ) with larva by larose forest photos


10-SEP-2015	Christine Hanrahan

This female spider was hiding in a bunch gall of a goldenrod plant and grabbed the larva as it crawled unsuspectingly around the plant.

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Karen Moen		10-Feb-2016 04:04
The story of a really short life! It is a jungle out there!! Voted.

hamery		07-Jan-2016 14:24
Wow...Great capture of the spider having her prey; Well seen and a detail capture, Christine. BV

Carol Rollins		06-Jan-2016 23:01
Great find and excellent shot!

laine		05-Jan-2016 23:07
She is a good huntress...!!

Tom LeRoy		05-Jan-2016 21:54
Life in a small scale but amazing too! Great find and shot. V

Buz Kiefer		05-Jan-2016 19:52
You do have a keen eye. Great photo of this small world struggle. Vote.

godro		05-Jan-2016 19:43
Nice scene!

Ghislaine et Réal Boulet		05-Jan-2016 13:38
Fantastic capture.

Yvonne		05-Jan-2016 10:05
Superbly captured... v

Irene Wehrli		05-Jan-2016 08:44
Oh oh - Eye to eye... Irene

slhoornstra		05-Jan-2016 08:44
Very interesting, one must eat, eh? V :}

danad		05-Jan-2016 08:18
Stunning details ! V.

Helen Betts		05-Jan-2016 07:26
Great closeup with excellent detail, but I find it a bit scary ;-). V.

Isabel Cutler		05-Jan-2016 06:05
Looks like a face-off. Super find.

Jim Coffman		05-Jan-2016 04:10
Life in the miniature world! Well seen and captured!!

Don		05-Jan-2016 03:55
Could be quite a meal! Imagine a roast or loaf of bread as proportionately large to our bodies.

Pierre Martin		05-Jan-2016 01:34
great work and shot, full of details!

Hank Vander Velde		05-Jan-2016 01:29
Terrific macro image.

Claude Gagnon		05-Jan-2016 01:16
Wow, what a great shot Christine :))

janescottcumming		05-Jan-2016 01:07
Life is dangerous for a larva but good for a spider. Great catch. V

Carl Carbone		05-Jan-2016 00:55
What a great shot! Danger everywhere.

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