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Live by the sword......
Cardinal Jumping Spider (Phidippus cardinalis: Salticidae) Ironically, its prey is an Assassin bug. Photographed in Lick Creek Park, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Bottomland hardwood woodland dominated by cedar elm and water oak with some water hickory at ca. 96 m (315 ft) elevation.
Habitat
Bottomland hardwood woodland dominated by Cedar elm and water oak with some water hickory at ca. 96 m (315 ft) elevation.
Location
Canon EOS 50D with a Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 macro USM lens, ISO 100, shutter speed 1/250 with internal flash, f/13.
Date taken
October 2012
Scientific name
Phidippus cardinalis
Equipment used
Canon EOS 50D with a Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 macro USM lens, ISO 100, shutter speed 1/250 with internal flash, f/13.
Great looking spider,Stanley and photographed to your high standards,as usual BUT: can't see the prey--can't be much left of it,us knowing what an Assassin bug looks like.
 

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