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Flower spider w/ Wasp - Misumena vatia
Copyright © 2007 Beth Sands

Flower spider w/ Wasp - Misumena vatia
Manteca, San joaquin County, California, USA
July 14, 2007
This is a sad photo for me since that beautiful Wasp is one of my favorites , but I also think the spider is beautiful as it can match the Black-eyed Susan flower perfectly . It must be a hard life to be a bug since it seems everything has a predator waiting to catch it . I am pretty sure the Wasp is called Sand loving wasp ... is the spider a type of crab spider ? I believe it is called a Flower spider . Thanks for any comments , Beth ... the newbie shutterbug
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Contributed by Beth Sands on 23 August, 2007 - 1:08pm
Last updated 14 July, 2008 - 8:34am

Moved
Rod Crawford says"The eyes and spines show this is M. vatia. I agree that the wasp is a Bembix."
… Lynette Schimming, 14 July, 2008 - 8:34am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 2 September, 2007 - 12:04am login or register to post comments

Good basic IDs - sand wasp and crab spider
You'll probably get a tighter ID than that, at least on the spider. (My guess is the wasp is Bembix.)
… Ron Hemberger, 23 August, 2007 - 5:52pm login or register to post comments

 
IDs
i think the wasp is a Bembix species, however, i am not good with that whole subfamily... and the wild guess for the spider, Misumenoides. perhaps someone will be able to answer more confidently on both of those.
… edward trammel, 23 August, 2007 - 9:53pm login or register to post comments

Newbie?
For a newbie shutterbug, that's a bangin' photo.
… Brian E Womble, 23 August, 2007 - 1:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Flower spider / Wasp
Thanks Brian . Yeah , I took about 20 photos of this spider and went through them to get the best shot , plus he could not move fast with the big catch . By the way , I love your Dragonfly photo . Have fun , Beth
… Beth Sands, 23 August, 2007 - 2:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Never Just 1
It always takes multiple exposures to get the right photo, it seems. That's part of the beauty of digital photography.

Whatever you do, keep shooting.
… Brian E Womble, 23 August, 2007 - 5:20pm login or register to post comments

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