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Phymata fasciata with a Spider Backpack On Solidago sp. in a meadowy clearing near a wetland habitat/forested trail. Also, check out the spider that wanted in on the photoshoot! <br />
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Phymata fasciata with a Spider Backpack

On Solidago sp. in a meadowy clearing near a wetland habitat/forested trail. Also, check out the spider that wanted in on the photoshoot!

Phymata fasciata On Solidago sp. in a meadowy clearing near a wetland habitat/forested trail. Also, check out the spider that wanted in on the photoshoot!<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85241/phymata_fasciata.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85240/phymata_fasciata_with_a_spider_backpack.html Fall,Geotagged,Phymata Fasciata,Phymata fasciata,United States

Phymata fasciata On Solidago sp. in a meadowy clearing near a wetland habitat/forested trail. Also, check out the spider that wanted in on the photoshoot! <br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85242/phymata_fasciata.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85240/phymata_fasciata_with_a_spider_backpack.html Fall,Geotagged,Phymata Fasciata,Phymata fasciata,United States

comments (3)

Christine Young

Lion

Lol, awesome! Posted 5 years ago
1. Flown Kimmerling
  
  Lion
  
  So many stories come into my head when I see these photos. There is even some silk attached to the ambush bug before the spider crawls on its back, so they had been interacting for some time it seems! LOL Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Hilarious! Posted 5 years ago

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The Phymata Fasciata

''Phymata fasciata'' is a species of ambush bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

Similar species: True Bugs

Species identified by Flown Kimmerling

By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Oct 4, 2019. Captured Oct 3, 2019 09:37 in 2335 Holly Creek Cool Springs Rd, Chatsworth, GA 30705, USA.

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Canon EOS 6D Mark II
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1/41s
ISO125
100mm

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