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Camouflaged killer This spider was well hidden in the grass and almost missed. I saw it had captured a honey bee and it seems that the flies were taking advantage of the fact the spider had bigger priorities on it's mind! Geotagged,Greece,Micrommata virescens,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Camouflaged killer

This spider was well hidden in the grass and almost missed. I saw it had captured a honey bee and it seems that the flies were taking advantage of the fact the spider had bigger priorities on it's mind!

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    Ferdy Christant
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    That's really cool! Only noticed the spider when opening this fullscreen. Posted 9 years ago

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The Micrommata virescens

The green huntsman spider is a spider with a palearctic distribution, of the huntsman spider family. It does not build a web, and hunts insects in green vegetation, where it is well camouflaged.
The green coloration is due to the bilin micromatabilin and its conjugates in haemolymph, interstitial tissues and the yolk of oocytes.

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Species identified by Stuart
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Uploaded Jul 14, 2016. Captured Jul 7, 2016 11:12 in Unnamed Road, Kerkira 490 81, Greece.
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  • Canon EOS 600D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/256s
  • ISO200
  • 60mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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