Jumper with prey and Flatid hopper

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orionmystery
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Jumper with prey and Flatid hopper

Post by orionmystery »

A jumping spider with leafhopper nymph prey. This little jumping spider took about one and a half hour to finish "sucking" her prey dry.

Power lifting!
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IMG_1693 copy by Kurt / Hock Ping GUEK (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

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IMG_1689 copy by Kurt / Hock Ping GUEK (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Only a hollow shell /exuvia left after about 1.5 hours.
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IMG_1781 copy by Kurt / Hock Ping GUEK (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Cool Flatidae hopper, subfamily Flatoidinae(?). Found it at night on a tree trunk
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IMG_1585 copy by Kurt / Hock Ping GUEK (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Harold Gough
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Post by Harold Gough »

There is something about pure white...

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Post by dissent »

nice sequence.
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Post by DQE »

Richly patterned jumper, beautifully photographed!
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