Ambush on the Thistle, Pt. 2 -_TNY_3554
Thistles are often excellent places to find bugs. This one at Åva Stensjödal in Tyresta National Park held, among other things, this female goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) which had surprised and killed some sort of male peat hoverfly (Sericomyia sp.).
Part 1 was taken from the other side and shows the spider better here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52429126852/
We'll come back to this thistle later - it held more surprises.
Ambush on the Thistle, Pt. 2 -_TNY_3554
Thistles are often excellent places to find bugs. This one at Åva Stensjödal in Tyresta National Park held, among other things, this female goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) which had surprised and killed some sort of male peat hoverfly (Sericomyia sp.).
Part 1 was taken from the other side and shows the spider better here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52429126852/
We'll come back to this thistle later - it held more surprises.