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Copyright © 2011
David Calhoun
CRAB SPIDER-Mecaphesa misumenops preying on monarch caterpillar -
Mecaphesa
Charlestown, clark County, Indiana, USA
August 20, 2009
Let me know if you like this, or what I can do better. thanks. David
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Contributed by
David Calhoun
on 19 August, 2011 - 10:58am
Last updated 21 April, 2023 - 6:57pm
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john and jane balaban
, 7 December, 2011 - 8:15pm
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Ken Schneider
, 15 September, 2011 - 3:14pm
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Hi David
You can crop your image to just include the spider & larva. That way we will be able to see the details more clearly (regular contributors can't see the larger image... this protects your full size image from being copied and helps load images more quickly).
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Lynette Elliott
, 27 August, 2011 - 11:19am
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