Tuesday, April 23, 2024

April 23, 2024


I am a species of Flower Crab Spider
Munching on some kind of ant
It's like a nightmare nature Turducken
We're both inside a carnivorous plant!

(Shout out to Heather Stapleton for the Turducken inspiration.)

Location: Apalachicola National Forest

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misumena

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turducken

https://www.fnps.org/plant/sarracenia-flava

Photo and text © 2024 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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