Female Goldenrod Crab Spider feeding on a beetle while a smaller male spider guards her to deter rival males |
That is a beetle (unidentified) being grasped in the jaws of a female Goldenrod Crab Spider (Misumena vatia). If you look closely, a smaller male spider is perched on her abdomen. I am guessing that they had recently mated and the male was hanging around to chase away other male spiders.
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