Post Ambush - _TNY_3576

I found this very white female goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) when she had caught and was eating a peat hoverfly.

 

The thistle was just bustling with life so I took lots of photos of them. During this, the spider got scared, dropped the hoverfly and then opened here arms in this "free hugs" position.

 

In the top left, you can sort of almost see part of the click beetle that was being bullied by some black ants.

 

Two shots of the spider with the hoverfly here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52429126852/

 

and here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52652929958/

 

and a shot of the click beetle and ants here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52437622280/

 

Also in the very same thistle was this very pretty green forester moth: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52729881829/

Done