Its beauty didn't save it from death: A Speckled Yellow (Pseudopanthera macularia) became the victim of the invisible sit-and-wait predator, well camouflaged by its background of blossoms. The strategy of the crab spider is always the same: it takes its victims by surprise during the landing process. |
A Beautiful Death | Not a Flying Egg | Lucky | Beauty | |
Strong Armor | Big Beast | On the Fast Lane | Goliath | |
Small but Mean | A Flirt on the Edge | Big Love | Mating |
Photograph by José Verkest, Text by Maria Pfeifer |