small white crab spider (Misumena vatia) with captured Picture-winged fly (Urophora jaceana) on flower head of Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) in Italy

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Size: 3000px × 2250px
Location: Tuscany, Italy
Photo credit: © Steve Holroyd / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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