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Goldenrod Crab misumena vatia spider an practitioner of camouflage and stealth. The m. vatia is a species of crab spider with holarctic distribution.
In North America, where it is the largest and best-known flower spider, it is called the goldenrod crab spider or flower (crab) spider, because it is commonly found hunting in goldenrod in the autumn just prior to the fall hatch. It is the young spider that will over winter.
Over the years wandering nature with camera in hand, I have come across a few of these spiders having dinner, each time a bee was being consumed. Other insects are on the menu too; flies, butterflies, grasshoppers and such.
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Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misumena_vatia
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