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White flower crab spider - Thomisus onustus When I was photographing chasing the butterfly (Scarce swallowtail - Iphiclides podalirius), I didn't notice this lovely spider at all. I was shooting with a larger lens from a distance of about 3 m. Now reviewing the photos on the computer, I saw this scene. Apparently, the butterfly was lucky that the spider had already caught its prey and did not pay attention to it. Animalia,Arachnida,Araneae,Arthropoda,Central Macedonia,Europe,Flower crab spider,Geotagged,Greece,Insecta,Iphiclides podalirius,Lepidoptera,Nea Irakleia,Papilionidae,Papilionoidea,Pink Crab Spider,Scarce swallowtail,Summer,Swallowtail butterfly,Thomisidae Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

White flower crab spider - Thomisus onustus

When I was photographing chasing the butterfly (Scarce swallowtail - Iphiclides podalirius), I didn't notice this lovely spider at all. I was shooting with a larger lens from a distance of about 3 m. Now reviewing the photos on the computer, I saw this scene. Apparently, the butterfly was lucky that the spider had already caught its prey and did not pay attention to it.

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Very lucky, indeed! Posted 3 years ago
  2. View Wesley Goorachan's profile
    Wesley Goorachan
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    That's a really cool photo! A lovely image of a butterfly feeding on nectar on the flower while a spider is sitting on the flower and feeding on its prey...really shows how just one plant can be so important for the entire ecosystem. Keep up the great work! Posted 3 years ago
  3. View Neptune's profile
    Neptune
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    Great detail! Posted 2 years ago

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The Pink Crab Spider

"Thomisus onustus" is a crab spider species in the genus "Thomisus" belonging to the family Thomisidae.

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Similar species: Spiders
Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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By Jivko Nakev

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Uploaded Sep 4, 2022. Captured Aug 16, 2022 08:57 in 9XCH+24 Epanomi, Greece.
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  • E-M1MarkIII
  • f/6.3
  • 1/2000s
  • ISO250
  • 210mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.