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Baby Killer - _TNY_4595

Here is a male (as evidenced by the huge chelicerae) zebra spider (Salticus scenicus) which has caught and is eating a much smaller jumping spider, possibly a juvenile of the same species.

 

I took a chance and abandoned this one and rushed in to change to the MP-E lens to get closer, but when I came back outside, the spider was gone.

 

Looks kind of cool (and gruesome) like this as well though.

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Uploaded on May 11, 2020
Taken on May 11, 2020