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Showing posts with label Ranunculus acris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ranunculus acris. Show all posts

Sunday, 8 November 2020

FLOWER CRAB SPIDER (Misumena vatia) [female with prey] on MEADOW BUTTERCUP WILDFLOWER (Ranunculus acris) Lullymore West Bog, Lullymore, Co. Kildare, Ireland


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Flower Crab Spider information
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The Flower Crab Spider (Misumena vatia) is of the family Thomisidae which is in the genus Misumena.
The Meadow Buttercup Wildflower (Ranunculus acris) is of the family Ranunculaceae which is in the genus Ranunculus.