Meet Sussi, Pt. 3 - _TNY_7984

This extremely hungry spider is a female goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) eating this male Tachinid fly called Gymnosoma nudifrons on a cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris).

 

I had some special plans for her though so I managed to put her in a small plastic container before going home and when we got there, I put her on a ox-eye daisy in front of my neighbour's house.

 

I named her Sussi and apparently she was very hungry as not fifteen minutes later, I found her having caught and was eating another fly. Next day she had caught a bumblebee and the day after that a solitary bee.

 

The day after that, I saw Sussi with another fly again and I was beginning to think we were going to be out of flying bugs soon if she kept this up!

 

Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52134439834/

 

Part 2 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53602357564/

 

For a bunch of shots of her continuing her feeding frenzy, have a look here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52308568738/

 

www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52579712511/

 

www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52728397505/

 

www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52163448364/

 

www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52346576237/

 

www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52395316440/

Done