Fifth Meal for Sussi, Pt. 2 - _TNY_8104
This extremely hungry spider is a female goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) in the process of eating a plasterer bee known as the Davies' colletes (Colletes daviesanus) on an ox-eye daisy (Lecanthemum vulgare).
I originally found her on some cow parsley where she was eating a tachinid fly and put her in a small plastic container until I got home where I let her out on one of the ox-eye daisies in front of my neighbour's house.
Not fifteen minutes later when I checked in on her, she had already caught and was eating another fly!
The next day when I came out again, she had caught a bumblebee and the day after that this solitary bee.
Apparently not full yet, the day after that I saw her with yet another fly - we're going to be out of flying bugs soon if she keeps this up!
I named her Sussi and was looking forward to seeing her grow, but the day after that, she was gone.
Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52395316440/
For a bunch of shots of her continuing her feeding frenzy, have a look here:
www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52134439834/
www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53602357564/
www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/54128671792/
www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/54208488300/
www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52308568738/
www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52579712511/
www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52728397505/
www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52163448364/
Fifth Meal for Sussi, Pt. 2 - _TNY_8104
This extremely hungry spider is a female goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) in the process of eating a plasterer bee known as the Davies' colletes (Colletes daviesanus) on an ox-eye daisy (Lecanthemum vulgare).
I originally found her on some cow parsley where she was eating a tachinid fly and put her in a small plastic container until I got home where I let her out on one of the ox-eye daisies in front of my neighbour's house.
Not fifteen minutes later when I checked in on her, she had already caught and was eating another fly!
The next day when I came out again, she had caught a bumblebee and the day after that this solitary bee.
Apparently not full yet, the day after that I saw her with yet another fly - we're going to be out of flying bugs soon if she keeps this up!
I named her Sussi and was looking forward to seeing her grow, but the day after that, she was gone.
Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52395316440/
For a bunch of shots of her continuing her feeding frenzy, have a look here:
www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52134439834/
www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53602357564/
www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/54128671792/
www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/54208488300/
www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52308568738/
www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52579712511/
www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52728397505/
www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52163448364/