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Last of the Day, Pt. 2 - _TNY_1807

After a (great) day of shooting at Åva-Stensjödal I was ready to pack up and head home - but decided to just have another look near the ruin of the old mill and managed to find this female green crab spider (Diaea dorsata) - with a catch!

 

Not sure exactly what she's got there but it looks like some sort of caddisfly to me.

 

Regardless, she was not at all in the mood to show it to me and kept moving to the far side regardless of from which angle I approached.

 

In the end, I held the camera with one hand and waved the other one behind the spider causing her to move back to my side and got a couple of shots.

 

This is one of the smaller species of crab spider in Sweden, but they make up for the diminutive size with that splash of colour!

 

Part 1 made it to Explore and can be seen here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51502639107/

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Uploaded on November 28, 2021
Taken on June 17, 2021