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Ants for lunch again..... Taken outside of the apartment I was staying in. I initially thought that the ball of brown things were the spider's offspring. Upon closer inspection - I saw it was actually a ball of  ants! Geotagged,Greece,Marpissa muscosa,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Ants for lunch again.....

Taken outside of the apartment I was staying in. I initially thought that the ball of brown things were the spider's offspring. Upon closer inspection - I saw it was actually a ball of ants!

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"Marpissa muscosa" is a species of jumping spider. Females reach about 8–11 mm length, males only 6–8 mm. Both sexes are coloured grey to brown. The whole spider has a furry appearance and is flattened in shape.

Similar species: Spiders
Species identified by Stuart
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Uploaded Jul 30, 2018. Captured Jul 16, 2018 10:44 in Epar.Od. Magouladon-Afiona, Arillas Magouladon 490 81, Greece.
  • f/7.1
  • 1/200s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm