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Froggy! :D (and Fishing Spider) - Dolomedes triton
Copyright © 2013 Sean McVey

Froggy! :D (and Fishing Spider) - Dolomedes triton
Basking Ridge, Bernardsville County, New Jersey, USA
August 18, 2013
Fishing Spider eating a froglet in a vernal pond (notice the frog still has a tail.) The spider started at the base of the water partially in the water, and managed to drag the froglet up the cattail about 3 inches or so.
Contributed by Sean McVey on 21 August, 2013 - 11:35am
Last updated 15 May, 2015 - 10:13pm

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