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Spider attacking a bee

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Posted on August 15, 2022 at 14:59:14
2chblast
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Does anyone know what kind/species this spider is? I got a series of pictures of the attack while doing some experimenting with my new Canon R7. I had never heard of spiders attacking bees. In Calgary, Canada.

 

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Looks like a Green Crab Spider..., posted on August 15, 2022 at 15:17:37
vacuous
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 Green Crab Spiders do prey on bees.

Do you have a photo of the spider from above? That would help with identification.

 

RE: Looks like a Green Crab Spider..., posted on August 15, 2022 at 18:30:25
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 That's cool - but I wish they would leave the bees alone and attack wasps.

 

RE: Looks like a Green Crab Spider..., posted on August 16, 2022 at 10:21:27
2chblast
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The best I could do was a picture as it was about to strike

 

Yup, that's definitely a Crab Spider., posted on August 16, 2022 at 11:49:09
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 Good photos btw.

As for specific species of crab spider, an ID can be difficult. There is a website, BugGuide, that has dozens of photos that might help. Linked below. Find the group of 'Flower Crab Spiders', and within that group the Goldenrod Crab Spider looks a lot like your photos. Another batch of spiders in the genus Misumessus looks a lot like your spider too.

I don't have any expertise with spider identification, and am just making my best guesses based on photos and reading.

I once trapped a spider and sent it via the United States Postal Service to a spider specialist at the University of California Berkeley. He insisted on a live spider; no dead or squashed spiders. Packed the critter in an inflated plastic bag, then into a cardboard box, and dropped him off at the local post office. Got an email back from the specialist with an ID of the spider along with a description of habitat, range, and behaviors.

 

RE: Yup, that's definitely a Crab Spider., posted on August 16, 2022 at 12:14:08
2chblast
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 Thanks for the help. I had never seen anything like this in the garden. Obviously a lot goes on out there. The pictures were just an accident as I was experimenting with the new camera, and using bees as a subject, testing out various lenses and settings. The auto focus and tracking on this camera are amazing.

 

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