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Fly Smoothie, Pt. 3 - _TNY_8499

I got lucky and managed a couple of shots of someone else who got lucky!

 

This is a female zebra spider (Salticus scenicus), the by far most common jumping spider where I live.

 

Her catch, which now had turned into a fly smoothie by the digestive fluids she had injected into it, is a Anthomyia fly of some sort (no idea on the exact species).

 

Shot using the Canon MP-E65mm at 2.7:1 magnification.

 

Part. 1: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/46960084445/

 

Part 2: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/48058037987/

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Uploaded on April 6, 2020
Taken on May 14, 2019