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Slow Death

At first I thought it was a damselfly that got caught in the web of this Argiope versicolor. After looking closely I realized it's a phasmid or commonly known as the stick insect.

 

Phasmids are very cryptic and can be very difficult to detect visually. But putting a leg into the web of this female Araneid spells certain doom.

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Uploaded on November 22, 2009
Taken on November 22, 2009