File:Spider v fly (5560126705).jpg

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Hanging in mid-air from a long thread, I didn't see how the spider grabbed on, but she's got the drone fly, Eristalinus punctulatus, trapped with two of her legs wrapped around its wings. With its rectangular thorax, relatively short legs, and arrangement of eyes, the spider appears to be a jumping spider, possibly Opisthoncus parcedentatus, a species of Salticidae. Como NSW Australia, March 2011

Despite being somewhat larger than the spider, the drone fly continued to struggle fairly ineffectively.

See a description of Opisthoncus parcedentatus at Find-a-spider. They have quite variable markings.
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Author John Tann from Sydney, Australia
Camera location33° 59′ 55.62″ S, 151° 03′ 43.23″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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