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Tuesday 3 May 2016

Wakabagumo

Wakabagumo - Oxytate striatipes - green leaf spider: a crab spider from Japan. It has no web, instead grabbing prey with its long, hairy front legs. 

Wakabagumo - Oxytate striatipes


Wakabagumo - Oxytate striatipes


Wakabagumo - Oxytate striatipes


Wakabagumo - Oxytate striatipes

Sometimes it lies in wait, hoping for an insect to alight on its leaf. Other times it hangs in mid-air, from a tree, looking to grab something on the wing.

Wakabagumo - Oxytate striatipes - hanging from a thread.


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