White Crab spider on a kill!

Observe the picture below carefully. There’s a tiny spider hanging on to a butterfly that seems almost twenty times its own size!

The spider is commonly known as a White crab spider and it usually hangs around white flowers waiting to capture unsuspecting insects such as this unfortunate Common mormon who was obviously visiting flowers for nectar.

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White crab spider Rahul Alvares

White crab spider Rahul Alvares