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Info on this spiders lunch. - Misumena vatia -

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
September 5, 2004

I think I have the spider species but would like to know about the bee. Thanks.

Contributed by Kildale on 23 January, 2005 - 11:55pm
Last updated 8 May, 2010 - 10:41am

Kildale

Do you have a date for this image? I'm frassing some images of this species.. and this could be one without a date. We just have too many images of the more common species.

Edit... I added the date and frassed the other image. Thanks.

… Lynette Elliott, 8 May, 2010 - 10:06am

Crab spider and honey bee

Very nice image! The spider is the "flower spider," Misumena vatia, and the bee is a worker honey bee, Apis mellifera.

… Eric R. Eaton, 24 January, 2005 - 12:27pm

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Bruce Kahn
Howdy.... Goldenrod Spider. As for the bee.... I think it's called "The Blue Plate Special". OK, that's a joke.....

… Bruce Kahn, 24 January, 2005 - 11:16am

Bee/spider

Thanks Bruce, very clever.

… Kildale, 24 January, 2005 - 11:23am

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