Crab Spider, Mecaphesa sp., feeding on captured Pearl Crescent, Phyciodes tharos, on orange milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa

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Size: 5100px × 3377px
Location: Lexington Wildlife Management Area, Oklahoma,
Photo credit: © Bryan Reynolds / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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