#carrhotus xanthogramma

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Jumping spider caught a fly.

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Jumping spider staring upwards.

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September is the breeding season for some ants. For the last couple of days I’ve been seeing nuptial flights in Tokyo. Winged females and males disperse, mate and start a new colony. This poor queen ant was caught by a jumping spider before shedding its wings.

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Tiny one.

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Jumping spider preying on a wasp.

[unamass]

Saltique orangée / Carrhotus xanthogramma

photo: Pascal Maire

[ayanos-pl]

w moim odawarskim ogródku: skakun Carrhotus xanthogramma, samica in my garden in Odawara: A jumping spider Carrhotus xanthogramma, female 【庭】フウセンカズラにネコハエトリ♀がいた。