A death in the lantana patch

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jmchaffie

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A Goldenrod Crab Spider (Misumena vatia) ambushed this Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris rapae) as I was trying to photograph the butterfly feeding in my neighbor's lantana bushes. Looking closely at the lingering butterfly, I saw that the unfortunate critter was in the clutches of a crab spider. Sipping nectar one moment; paralyzed the next. Interesting, female crab spiders, if moved to onto a white flower, will change their coloration to white within several days by withdrawing the yellow pigment revealing a white reflective surface underneath.

Winston Salem, NC

D850 w/ 105mm 1/50 f/10 ISO 64 (top photo)
Panasonic G85 w/ 60mm 1/125 f/5.6 ISO 200, focus stacked (photos 2,3,4)

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Waiting for the next victim the following day ...
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